Carcass wrote:
Of the following, which is greatest?
A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{7}{15}\)
C. \(\frac{49}{100}\)
D. \(\frac{126}{250}\)
E. \(\frac{1,999}{4,000}\)
Let's start by
APPROXIMATING each value
A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{7}{15}\)
Since 7.5/15 = 1/2, we can conclude that
7/15 is LESS THAN 1/2C. \(\frac{49}{100}\)
Since 50/100 = 1/2, we can conclude that
49/100 is LESS THAN 1/2D. \(\frac{126}{250}\)
Since 125/250 = 1/2, we can conclude that
126/250 is GREATER THAN 1/2E. \(\frac{1,999}{4,000}\)
Since 2,000/4,000 = 1/2, we can conclude that
1,999/4,000 is LESS THAN 1/2Since
126/250 is the only fraction that's GREATER THAN 1/2, the correct answer is D
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