If two fractions have the same denominator, that means the total number of parts is the same. For example, you have two batches of cookies, which each have 8 cookies.

But the numerator tells you the number of parts you are dealing with. Going back to our cookie example, say you ate 3 cookies and your little brother only had 1. If you ate 3 cookies, you ate 3/8 of the cookies. Your little brother ate 1/8 of the cookies.

So, which one is the greatest fraction? In this case, who had more cookies? That would be you. So, the greater numerator means a greater fraction.

Answer: the fraction with the greater numerator

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3 years ago

At a baseball game, a vender sold a combined total of 170 sodas and hot dogs. the number of hot dogs sold was 50 less than the n

Juliette [100K]

Let the number of sodas sold be x and the number of hotdogs sold be y. We can assemble a system of equations from the information given and solve.

x+y=170 (We know that soda + dogs is 170)

x-50=y (We know that dogs is equal to 50 less than sodas)

We can use substitution to solve this system of equations.

x+y=170

Sub in the value of y from the second equation

x+(x-50)=170

2x-50=170

2x=220

x=110

We now know the number of sodas sold was 110. Lets now plug this value into the equation to solve for y.

x+y=170

110+y=170

y=60

So, there were 60 hotdogs sold and 110 sodas sold.

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3 years ago