document.write( "Question 132564: Use <, =, or > to complete statement.\r
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Use <, >, or = to make the following statement true.
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2F28\"...\"5%2F7\" First, find a common denominator. Since 28 is a multiple of 7 (4*7=28), use 28 as the common denominator.
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2F28\"...\"5%284%29%2F7%284%29\" Simplify the second fraction.
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2F28\"...\"20%2F28\" Now it's easy to see which is larger or smaller, so...
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2F28+%3C+20%2F28\", now go back to the original problem and put the same inequality sign in.
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2F28+%3C+5%2F7\"...and there you have it!
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