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Is -4 24/25 greater than -4 399/400?

My brain hurts and I’d really appreciate it if someone could help!!

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Answer:

-4 24/25 is greater than

Explanation:

you need to change 24/25 into an equivalent fraction with 400 in the denominator

multiply both 24 and 25 by 16 to get:

384/400

-384/400 is closer to zero than -399/400 is so -384 is greater

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Answer:

No -4 24/25 is not greater than -4 399/400.

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