SOLUTION: Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d that a/d is less than c/b

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Question 1145720: Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d that a/d is less than c/b
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Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d highlight%28cross%28that%29%29 then a/d is less than c/b
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This statement is INCORRECT.


According to your statement, if we start from the correct statement


    2%2F3 < 1%2F1     with a= 2,  b= 3,  c= 1 and d= 1


then we come to the inequality


    2%2F1 < 1%2F3,


which is wrong.


Say,  where did you get  (retrieve)  such a  GIBBERISH     ?     ? ?     ? ? ?