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Which of the following symbol will make a true sentence when inserted in the blank?

5/7___0.6

a. <
b. >
C. =

2 Answers

4 votes
option b. > is correct
User Zhen
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6 votes

Answer:

b: >

Explanation:

We know that 4/6 = 2/3 = 0.6667

This is bigger than 0.6.

Since 5/7 > 4/6, we directly see that 5/7 > 0.6

In fact, 5/7 is approximately 0.714 which tells us that we have found the correct answer

Added: A better method might be: 5/7 = 10*5 / (7 * 10) = 50/70,

where 0.6 = 6/10 = 6*7/(10*7) = 42 / 70.

Since 50/70 > 42/70, it follows that 5/7 > 0.6 so B is the right answer

User Miles Henrichs
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