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Which arrangement for these fractions is in increasing order 3/5, 5/9, 4/7?

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make bottom number the same

3/5 times (63/63)=189/315
5/9 times (35/35)=175/315
4/7 times (45/45)=180/315


175<180<189
175/315<180/315<189/315
5/9<4/7<3/5

order is 5/9, 4/7, 3/5
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3/5 > 4/7 > 5/9. This is the answer when the fractions are increasing.
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