runningguy wrote:Which of the following is greater than 2/3?
A) 33/50
B) 8/11
C) 3/5
D) 13/27
E) 5/8
One approach is to CROSS-MULTIPLY.
A: 33/50 > 2/3
3*33 > 50*2
99 > 100.
Doesn't work.
Eliminate A.
B: 8/11 > 2/3
3*8 > 11*2
24 > 22.
This works.
The correct answer is
B.
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