Question

The second least value of the fraction among 12 upon 19, 10 upon 13 , 13 upon 15, 2 upon 9, 3 upon 8 is ​

Answer 1

12 10 13 2 3

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19 13 15 9 8

12 10 13 2 3

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12+7 10+3 13+2 2x4 +1 3×2 +2

looking at the denominators 2/2×4 +1 has denominator in form 4times numerator+1 which is highest among all denominators

so 2/9 is the least

next is 3/3×2 +2 which is in form

numerator/ 2xnumerator +1

so 3/8 is the second least

hope this helps