Question

In the last ten games, Jamal made 7/9 of his free throws and Brian made 5/8 of his free throws. Which player has the better record? Explain.

Answer 1

If you multiply both fractions by their LCD, namely 72, you'll in effect be removing the denominators, and you can see how is larger then,

$\bf 72\cdot \cfrac{7}{9}\implies \boxed{56}\qquad\qquad \qquad 72\cdot \cfrac{5}{8}\implies \boxed{45}$

surely you'd know what's larger, 56 or 45.

now, the fractional way to do it is, "you multiply top and bottom of each fraction by the other's denominator", so let's do it that way,

$\bf \cfrac{7\cdot 8}{9\cdot 8}\implies \boxed{\cfrac{56}{72}}\qquad \qquad \qquad \cfrac{5\cdot 9}{8\cdot 9}\implies \boxed{\cfrac{45}{72}}$

that way they both will have the same denominator, and surely you can see who is larger.

Answer 2

Answer:

Jamal has the better record because his record is 0.7 and Brian’s record is 0.625. Jamal made more free throws.

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