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julie jot 21 of the 23 questions of her math test correct she got 29 of the 32 questions on her science test correct on which test did she get a highet score on?can you compare the fractions 21/23 and 29/32 by comparing 29 and 21? explain.how can julie compare her scores

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Julie received a higher grade on her math test.

21/23=91%
got 2 answers incorrect

29/32=90%
got 3 answers incorrect
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Make\ a\ common\ denominator:\\\\(21)/(23)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (29)/(32)\\\\(21\cdot32)/(23\cdot32)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ (29\cdot23)/(32\cdot23)\\\\(672)/(736)\ \ \ > \ \ \ (667)/(736)
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