Question:
use cross product method to compare the following fraction 5/6 - 6/7
ANSWER:
[tex] \sf \frac{5}{6} \: ? \: \frac{6}{7} \\ \\ \sf cross \: multiply \\ \sf (7)(5) \: ? \: (6)(6) \\ \\ \sf 35 \: ? \: 36 \\ \\ \sf now \: we \: can \: compare \: properly \\ \sf 35 < 36[/tex]
hence the fraction 6/7 is the greater or larger number between the two.
