How do I know which ones greater? 10/3 or 17/4 I have to put a <> sign.Do i need to find the denominator? How?

Question

step bystep please?

Answer 1

You could either convert both to decimals or convert the fractions to the same denominator. I&#039;ll do the second one listed.

1)

10/3 ?= 17/4

2) Multiply top and bottom of the left fraction by 4, multiply the top and bottom of the right fraction by 3.

40/12 ?= 51/12

3) 51&gt;12 therefore,

17/4 &gt; 10/3

Answer 2

Multiply the numerator of 10/3 by the denominator of 17/4 and you get 10 x 4 = 40.

Multiply the numerator of 17/4 by the denominator of 10/3 and you get 17 x 3 = 51.

Since 51 is &gt; 40, 17/4 &gt; 10/3.

Answer 3

Multiply the two lower numbers together.

So 3 x 4 is 12. That becomes the common denominator.

Now multiply each top number by 12 divided by the original number.

So it becomes 40 / 12 and 51 / 12

Therefore the second number is bigger.

Answer 4

10 divided by 3 = 3 1/3

17 divided by 4 = 4 1/4

10/3 is less than 17/4

Answer 5

Common denominator = 12

Multiply 10/3 by 4 to get 40/12

and 17/4 by 3 to get 51/12

40/12 &lt; 51/12

Answer 6

you can either find the common denominator,

or what i prefer to do is find the percents.

so divide 10 by 3 and 17 by 4 and what ever one is greater put the greater than sign.