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by makkiemaps » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:02 pm
I am wondering if there is an easy trick to solve questions where two fractions are given and we are asked to find a fraction between them. Eg:

Question: Which of the following could be the value of x, if 34/67 < x < 151/200 ?


Here the answer given is [spoiler] 1/2[/spoiler]
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by Target2009 » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:26 pm
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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:21 am
makkiemaps wrote:I am wondering if there is an easy trick to solve questions where two fractions are given and we are asked to find a fraction between them. Eg:

Question: Which of the following could be the value of x, if 34/67 < x < 151/200 ?


Here the answer given is [spoiler] 1/2[/spoiler]
1/2 cannot be the answer, as 1/2 < 34/67
Shorter way of checking this is making the numerators same and denominator = 2*numerator, so, 34/68 < 34/67

Please check the question again.
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