Recently 5/8 of the items sold at debbies sporting good were baseball caps. at sasha sports 7/10 of the items sold were baseball caps which store sold a greater fraction of baseball caps?

7/10 is the larger fraction

Step-by-step explanation:

use cross multiplication

which fraction has the largest number above it.

8 x 7 = 56

5 x 10 = 50

you could also use a common denominator such as 40

5/8 = x/40

25/40

7/10 = x/40

28/40

28>25 so 7/10 is larger

what is the original number? you forgot to add it.

1 + (6 / x - 1)

step-by-step explanation:

divide using polynomial division.