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If m and n are positive two-digit numbers, then, of the following fractions, the one with the largest value is:

a.n/m
b.n+1/m-1
c. n-1/m
d.n/m+1

User Billjk
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Just like the person said in the comments, the answer is b, because it gives a greater numerator to the lower denominator.
User Chris Fannin
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B.
I used the number "10" as an example.
10+1/10-1= 11/9 which out of the current options, seems to give the largest value.
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