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timmy stated that the product of 3/3 and 12 is greater than the product of 3/2 and 12. is timmy correct?

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\begin{gathered} (3)/(3)*12=1*12=12 \\ (3)/(2)*12=3*6=18 \end{gathered}

Hence the product of 3/3 and 12 is not greater than the product of 3/2 and 12.

So timmy is not correct

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