Home Competitions AMC 8 2012 Problem 20
What is the correct ordering of the three numbers 5 19 \frac{5}{19} 19 5 , 7 21 \frac{7}{21} 21 7 , and 9 23 \frac{9}{23} 23 9 , in increasing order?
(A) 9 23 < 7 21 < 5 19 (B) 5 19 < 7 21 < 9 23 (C) 9 23 < 5 19 < 7 21 \textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{9}{23}<\frac{7}{21}<\frac{5}{19} \textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{5}{19}<\frac{7}{21}<\frac{9}{23} \textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{9}{23}<\frac{5}{19}<\frac{7}{21} (A) 23 9 < 21 7 < 19 5 (B) 19 5 < 21 7 < 23 9 (C) 23 9 < 19 5 < 21 7
(D) 5 19 < 9 23 < 7 21 (E) 7 21 < 5 19 < 9 23 \textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{5}{19}<\frac{9}{23}<\frac{7}{21} \textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}\frac{7}{21}<\frac{5}{19}<\frac{9}{23} (D) 19 5 < 23 9 < 21 7 (E) 21 7 < 19 5 < 23 9
Dataset text NuminaMath-1.5 . Quoted with source.
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