document.write( "Question 95341: 5/8,4/7\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #69382 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Let's say these two fractons are equal (they're not), but let's do so to set up the problem\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A7=4%2A8\" Cross multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"35=32\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"35%3E32\" Since the left side is larger, the left fraction is greater than the right fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we divide \"5%2F8\" we get 0.625. If we divide \"4%2F7\" we get about 0.57142. So we can see that \"5%2F8\" is larger since \"0.625%3E0.57142\".
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