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Question
Arrange the given in descending order:
`1/5, 3/7, 7/10`
Solution
`1/5, 3/7, 7/10`
Changing them to like fractions, we obtain
`1/5 = (1 xx14)/(5 xx 14) = 14/70`
`3/7 = (3 xx 10)/(7 xx 10) = 30/70`
`7/10 = (7 xx 7)/(10 xx 7) = 49/70`
As 49 > 30>14,
:. `7/10 > 3/7 > 1/5`
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