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# fractions, lowest terms

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fractions, lowest terms [#permalink]  13 Jan 2018, 09:11
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I'm studying using the new bank of questions at mygretutor and I cant figure out this one:

Which quantity is larger?

 Quantity A Quantity B x y

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.

x is the denominator when 0.375 is expressed as a fraction in its lowest terms, and
y is the denominator when 0.3125 is expressed as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Does it matter which number I put in as x or y?
[Reveal] Spoiler: OA

Last edited by Carcass on 14 Jan 2018, 11:49, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: fractions, lowest terms [#permalink]  13 Jan 2018, 12:16
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marekkdouglass wrote:
I'm studying using the new bank of questions at mygretutor and I cant figure out this one:

Which quantity is larger?

A. x
B. y

x is the denominator when 0.375 is expressed as a fraction in its lowest terms, and
y is the denominator when 0.3125 is expressed as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Does it matter which number I put in as x or y?

Does it matter which number I put in as x or y? Yeah it does. When you say the fraction is reduced to its lowest term then numerator and denominator has no common factors.

0.375 is $$\frac{3}{8}$$ in lowest term.
0.3125 is $$\frac{5}{!6}$$ in lowest term.

So x is 8 and y is 16.

Option A is correct!
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Re: fractions, lowest terms [#permalink]  14 Jan 2018, 11:50
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