A fruit seller sold 5/9 of his apples and 7/12 of his oranges. He began with equal numbers of apples and oranges. For which fruit did he sell a larger fraction?

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oranges. LCM of 9 and 12 is 36. 5/9 = 20/36 and 7/12 = 21/36. Since 21 > 20, the orange fraction is larger.

A fruit seller sold $\frac{5}{9}$ of his apples and $\frac{7}{12}$ of his oranges.
He began with equal numbers of apples and oranges.
For which fruit did he sell a larger fraction?

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He began with equal numbers of apples and oranges.
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