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# (498/1008) + (6833/10208)

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(498/1008) + (6833/10208) [#permalink]  26 Jul 2016, 14:47
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 Quantity A Quantity B (498/1008) + (6833/10208) (498 + 6833)/(1008 + 10208)

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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Last edited by Carcass on 27 Jul 2016, 01:17, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: (498/1008) + (6833/10208) [#permalink]  27 Jul 2016, 01:10
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A bit scary fraction to compare. The more a question is scary and looks complicated, the more there is a shortcut to get the answer.

At a closer look , the question is in somehow with cross values.

If we jot down the two fractions we can reasonably thinking that at the end it looks like this:

$$\frac{6833}{1008}$$

VS

$$\frac{1008}{6833}$$

Clearly, the first quantity is greater. A is the answer.

By the way: when you post a question there is above the same, a tag to insert and obtain the question as it is.

Look here for reference qq-how-to-post-a-gre-question-the-easy-way-2357.html
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Re: (498/1008) + (6833/10208) [#permalink]  27 Jul 2016, 14:31
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Carcass wrote:
By the way: when you post a question there is above the same, a tag to insert and obtain the question as it is.

Look here for reference qq-how-to-post-a-gre-question-the-easy-way-2357.html

Perfect - thanks Carcass!! (if that's your real name )
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Re: (498/1008) + (6833/10208) [#permalink]  27 Jul 2016, 14:38
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GreenlightTestPrep wrote:
 Quantity A Quantity B (498/1008) + (6833/10208) (498 + 6833)/(1008 + 10208)

In quantity A, notice that 498/1008 is APPROXIMATELY 1/2 (or 0.5), and 6833/10208 is APPROXIMATELY 7/10 (or 0.7)

In quantity B, if we APPROXIMATE the numerator and denominator, we get ≈ 7300/11000 (or ≈ 0.7)

So, using approximation, we get the following:
Quantity A: 0.5 + 0.7
Quantity B: 0.7

At this point, it's easy to see that the correct answer is A

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