Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Which is greater in the following?
`-3 2/7, -3 4/5`
Advertisements
Solution
`-3 2/7, -3 4/5`
`(-23)/7, (-19)/5`
By converting them to equal fractions
`(-23)/7 = (-23 xx 5)/(7 xx 5) = (-115)/35`
`(-19)/5 = (-19 xx 7)/(5 xx 7) = (-133)/35`
As -115 > -133
Therefore, `-3 2/7` is greater.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
List five rational numbers between −2 and −1.
Give four rational numbers equivalent to `4/9`.
Which of the following pairs represent the same rational number?
`(-16)/20 "and" 20/(-25)`
Rewrite the following rational number in the simplest form:
`(-8)/10`
Write the given rational numbers in ascending order:
`(-1)/3, (-2)/9, (-4)/3`
Write three rational number that lie between the two given number.
`4/5, 2/3`
Write three rational numbers that lie between the two given numbers.
`7/8, (-5)/3`
Between two given rational numbers, we can find ______
If x and y are two rational numbers such that x > y, then x – y is always a positive rational number.
The product of two rational numbers is `(-14)/27`. If one of the numbers be `7/9`, find the other.
