TS ICET 24 May 2018 Shift 1 Paper

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Question : 88 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

Which is the smallest among

3/5,2/3,4/7,5/8

?

$2/3$
$4/7$
$3/5$
$5/8$

Solution:

Comparing the given fractions by making the numerators equal

{3}/{5}={3}/{5}×\;{20}/{20}=\;{60}/{100}, {2}/{3}={2}/{3} × \;{30}/{30}={60}/{90}

{4}/{7}={4}/{7} ×{15}/{15}={60}/{105} ;{5}/{8}={5}/{8} × {12}/{12}={60}/{96}

Clearly,

4/7(=60/105)

is the smallest

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