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Of the following, which is greater than ½ ?

a. 2/5
b. 4/7
c. 4/9
d. 5/11
e. 6/13

User Nikolakoco
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b. 4/7

to find this all you do is multiply the numerator by 2. if the numerator multiplied by 2 is higer than the denominator for this problem then it is the answer
User Paul Sullivan
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(1)/(2)\ it's\ half\\\\a.\ (2)/(5)\to\ half\ of\ 5=2.5 \ \textgreater \ 2-the\ nominator\\\\b.\ (4)/(7)\to half\ of\ 7=3.5 \ \textless \ 4-the\ nominator\ \boxed{ANSWER!!!}\\\\c.\ (4)/(9)\to\ half\ of\ 9=4.5 \ \textgreater \ 4-the\ nominator\\\\d.\ (5)/(11)\to\ half\ of\ 11=5.5 \ \textgreater \ 5-the\ nominator\\\\e.\ (6)/(13)\to\ half\ of\ 13=6.5 \ \textgreater \ 6-the\ nominator
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