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by rajataga » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:51 am
E

Both together,

8/9 + 1/8

64/72 + 9/72

73/72, which is larger than 1

It is given how smaller those x and y then 8/9 and 1/8.

Hence, they could be smaller than them and still be larger than 1.

Hence E
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by vikz_316 » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:23 am
You could just try converting 8/9 and 1/8 to decimals if you are comfortable.

8/9 = 0.89
1/8 = 0.125

Lesser values can also give > 1, so E
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:45 am
my my how can i miss that/....
x < .89
y< .125

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