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Fraction - Property

by pullagurla » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:53 am
John and wren got 3/7th part and 5/14th part of their father's property respectively.how many times is john's share more than wren's share ?

a.5
b.1/5
c.1/4
d.4
e.3

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by Patrick_GMATFix » Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:02 am
One way is to plug in a number for the total property. A number that you can divide by the denominators is best.

Let the whole property be 14. total = 14acres

John has 3/7, or 6 acres. Wren has 5/14, or 5 acres.

John=6, Wren=5, so John is 1/5 more than Jen. The answer is B
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