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Which is greater 30/31 of 31/32 or 30/31
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01 Apr 2019, 12:40
01 Apr 2019, 12:40
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
\(\frac{30}{31}\) of \(\frac{31}{32}\) |
\(\frac{30}{31}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: Which is greater 30/31 of 31/32 or 30/31
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02 Apr 2019, 05:00
02 Apr 2019, 05:00
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Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
\(\frac{30}{31}\) of \(\frac{31}{32}\) |
\(\frac{30}{31}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
QUANTITY A: 30/31 of 31/32 = (30/31)(31/32) = (30/31)(some number less than 1) = some number less than 30/31
QUANTITY B: 30/31
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
Re: Which is greater 30/31 of 31/32 or 30/31
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28 May 2020, 20:29
28 May 2020, 20:29
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We can see that
A = 30/32 ==> and B 30/31
and by applying the fractions rules, as the denominator gets bigger the value of fraction reduced.
B is bigger than A.
A = 30/32 ==> and B 30/31
and by applying the fractions rules, as the denominator gets bigger the value of fraction reduced.
B is bigger than A.
