In a cricket practice, Arjun hit the ball into the boundary in 5/12 of his attempts and Sameer in 3/8 of his attempts. The coach wants to praise the boy with the higher success fraction. Whom should the coach praise?

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Arjun. LCM of 12 and 8 is 24. 5/12 = 10/24 and 3/8 = 9/24. Since 10 > 9, Arjun's fraction is higher, so coach praises Arjun.

In a cricket practice, Arjun hit the ball into the boundary in $\frac{5}{12}$ of his attempts and Sameer in $\frac{3}{8}$ of his attempts.
The coach wants to praise the boy with the higher success fraction.
Whom should the coach praise?

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In a cricket practice, Arjun hit the ball into the boundary in 125​ of his attempts and Sameer in 83​ of his attempts.The coach wants to praise the boy with the higher success fraction.Whom should the coach praise?

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In a cricket practice, Arjun hit the ball into the boundary in $\frac{5}{12}$ of his attempts and Sameer in $\frac{3}{8}$ of his attempts.
The coach wants to praise the boy with the higher success fraction.
Whom should the coach praise?