Compare $3:4$ and $5:6$. Which is greater?

Compare $3:4$ and $5:6$. Which is greater?
  1. $5:6$
  2. $3:4$
  3. Equal
  4. Cannot say

Solution

Cross-multiply: $3 \times 6 = 18$, $4 \times 5 = 20$. Since $20 > 18$, $\dfrac{5}{6} > \dfrac{3}{4}$.

Asked in: MH-SSC-9

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