document.write( "Question 1209284: which of the following numbers is the smallest? A. 3/7 B.1/3 C.5/6 D.9/14 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "which of the following numbers is the smallest? A. 3/7 B.1/3 C.5/6 D.9/14
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document.write( "Write these numbers with the common denominator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The Least Common Denominator (LCD) is 7*3*2 = 42.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F7\" = \"%283%2A6%29%2F42\" = \"18%2F42\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F3\" = \"%281%2A14%29%2F42\" = \"14%2F42\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"5%2F6\" = \"%285%2A7%29%2F42\" = \"35%2F42\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9%2F14\" = \"%289%2A3%29%2F42\" = \"27%2F42\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Comparing fractions (their numerators), you see that  \"14%2F42\"  is the smallest number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  \"14%2F42\" = \"1%2F3\"  is the smallest number.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are other, even more effective ways to find the smallest number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All other listed numbers, multiplied by 3, give the product greater than 1 (which is OBVIOUS).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It means that 1/3 is the smallest number among the listed.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nevertheless, the explanation, which I gave in first part of my post, is the #1 explanation
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