Question

How do you compare the fractions 3/11 and 7/17?

Answer 1

`7/17>3/11`

Explanation:

To compare two fractions, we must make their denominators same.

Here we have `11` and `17` as divisors or denominators and they do not have any common factor. Hence their GCD is `11xx17=187`

Hence `3/11=(3xx17)/(11xx17)=51/187`

and `7/17=(7xx11)/(17xx11)=77/187`

as `77/187>51/187`, we have `7/17>3/11`.