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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What fraction is greater than -7/12? -2/3 -5/9 - 3/4 -13/18????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry hat is supposed to be negative

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry

hero (hero):

Can you please fix that? Click "Edit Question" in the blue area above.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol.. find the common denominator and simplify.

hero (hero):

There's another way to do it. You can simply cross multiply while keeping both sides negative. If you cross multiply -2/3 and -7/12 you get -24 < -21 If you cross multiply -5/9 and -7/12 you get -60 > -63 Thus -5/9 > -7/12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I thought she was trying to find which one is bigger than -7/12?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah that is what he put |dw:1355428210338:dw|

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