Question

A survey showed that `7/15` of a class liked soccer and `2/5` liked baseball. Which sport was liked less?

Answer 1

baseball

Explanation:

To determine which sport was liked more, you must first make sure both fractions have the same denominator. In this case, you will have to find the L.C.M. of `15` and `5`, the denominators of the two fractions.

Knowing that `5xx3=15`, the L.C.M. of the two fractions must be `15`.

Thus, write the equivalent fraction for `2/5` where its denominator is `15`. Multiply the numerator and denominator by `3`.

`2/5`

`=(2color(red)(xx3))/(5color(red)(xx3))`

`=6/15`

Comparing the two fractions, `7/15` and `6/15`, `6/15` is smaller, so baseball was liked less.