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x/6 + 2 = 6/2
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05 Jun 2017, 02:33
05 Jun 2017, 02:33
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\(\frac{x}{6} + 2 = \frac{6}{2}\)
\(\frac{y}{3} + 2 =\frac{9}{3}\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
\(\frac{( y - 1 )}{y}\) |
\(\frac{(y - 1 )}{x}\) |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: x/6 + 2 = 6/2
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20 Jun 2017, 08:49
20 Jun 2017, 08:49
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Carcass wrote:
\(\frac{x}{6} + 2 = \frac{6}{2}\)
\(\frac{y}{3} + 2 =\frac{9}{3}\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
\(\frac{( y - 1 )}{y}\) |
\(\frac{(y - 1 )}{x}\) |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Given: x/6 + 2 = 6/2
Simplify: x/6 + 2 = 3
Subtract 2 from both sides to get: x/6 = 1
Multiply both sides both 6 to get: x = 6
Given: y/3 + 2 = 9/3
Simplify: y/3 + 2 = 3
Subtract 2 from both sides to get: y/3 = 1
Multiply both sides both 3 to get: y = 3
We get:
Quantity A: (y - 1)/y = (3 - 1)/3
Quantity B: (y - 1)/x = (3 - 1)/6
Simplify:
Quantity A: 2/3
Quantity B: 2/6 = 1/3
Answer:
Show: ::
A
Cheers,
Brent
x/6 + 2 = 6/2
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10 Aug 2019, 03:11
10 Aug 2019, 03:11
Can solve this orally, x=6 and y=3, numerator in QA and QB are the same. Whichever quantity has the smaller denominators is the answer. In this case, A.
