How do I break these down to find out which one is the largest without using a calculator their fraction.

Question

a. 13,579 + 1/2468

b. 13,579 - 1/2468

c. 13,579 * 1/2468

d. 13,579/
2468

Answer 1

a is bigger than b and bigger than 13,579 because of the + sign

c and d are smaller than 13,579 because 13,579 is divided by something bigger than 1

Answer 2

Thanks Damon have a great Sunday

Answer 3

well Damon I did it over and I think that D is the largest not a. because even though you're adding D answer comes out bigger.

Answer 4

I have a feeling that you should have had brackets around the top to have
(13579 + 1)/2468
(13579 - 1)/2468
(13579 * 1)/2468
(13579)/2468

in every case we divide by 2468 , so the largest answer is obtained when the numerator is the largest.

so clearly A is the correct answer.

Answer 5

Hey Reiny
Thanks for your respond, Damon you and Reiny are on the same track. I'll keeping working on this,. I think I keep missing something. Thanks

Answer 6

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