Question

Stock sold for `3 5/8` one day and `3 1/2` the next. Did the value of the stock go up or down?

Answer 1

`1/2=1/2xx4/4=(1xx4)/(2xx4)=4/8`

Explanation:

So `3 1/2=3 4/8` and that is less than `3 5/8`

Answer: it went down.