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Question
Which is greater in the following?
`2/3,5/2`
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Solution
`2/3, 5/2`
By converting these to equal fractions,
`2/3 = (2 xx 2)/(3 xx 2) = 4/6`
`5/2 = (5 xx 3)/(2 xx 3) = 15/6`
Clearly, `15/6` is greater.
Therefore, `5/2` is greater.
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