It's just adding another 0 and 9 at the end

Algebra Level 1

Which one is bigger?

100 99 or 1000 999 \Large \color{#D61F06}{\dfrac{100}{99}} \quad \text{ or } \quad \color{#3D99F6}{\dfrac{1000}{999}}

100 99 \dfrac{100}{99} 1000 999 \dfrac{1000}{999}

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10 solutions

100 99 {\dfrac{100}{99}} = 99 + 1 99 {\dfrac{99+1}{99}} = 1 + 1 99 {1+\dfrac{1}{99}}

Similarly, 1000 999 {\dfrac{1000}{999}} = 999 + 1 999 {\dfrac{999+1}{999}} = 1 + 1 999 {1+\dfrac{1}{999}}

Since, 1 99 {\dfrac{1}{99}} is greater than 1 999 {\dfrac{1}{999}}

Therefore, 100 99 {\dfrac{100}{99}} > 1000 999 {\dfrac{1000}{999}}

Or you can say that 100/99=1000/990 which is obviously bigger than 1000/999.

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 6 months ago

same solution, upvoted.

Aareyan Manzoor - 5 years, 6 months ago

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1000/999 -> 100/99.9 is less than 100/99

al alfian - 5 years, 6 months ago

Yeah same answer

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 6 months ago

Which one is larger.

Xiaoying Qin - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hey how can I gain pace in Mathematics....

Sudarshan Chowras Rai - 5 years, 5 months ago

I divided both so 100/99=0.99 and 1000/999=0.999 And 0.99 is greater than 0.999

sashirie regalado - 5 years, 6 months ago

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100 is bigger than 99 so imposible that 100/99 is les than 1

許 彼德 - 5 years, 5 months ago

Sashirie, Please instruct how .99>.999. If I were being paid .99 of a million dollars or .999 of a million dollars I'd choose .999 every day. Am I missing something?

Brett Stone - 5 years, 6 months ago
Shyam Kumar
Dec 6, 2015

Just take the reciprocal of the nos and compare since 0.99<0.999 therefore (100/99>1000/999)

Lu Chee Ket
Dec 6, 2015

Typical way I learnt:

100 99 : 1000 999 = 999 × 100 : 99 × 1000 \displaystyle \frac{100}{99} : \displaystyle \frac{1000}{999} = 999 \times 100 : 99 \times 1000 = 99900 : 99000. {Multiplied both sides by 999 × \times 99}

Therefore 100 99 > 1000 999 \displaystyle \frac{100}{99} > \displaystyle \frac{1000}{999} as 99900 > 99000.

Answer: 100 99 \boxed{\displaystyle \frac{100}{99}}

Muhammad Yusuf
Dec 13, 2015

100 99 = 100 9 ( 1 11 ) = 100 9 ( 111 1221 ) \frac{100}{99}=\frac{100}{9}\left ( \frac{1}{11} \right )=\frac{100}{9}\left ( \frac{111}{1221} \right )

1000 999 = 100 9 ( 10 111 ) = 100 9 ( 110 1221 ) \frac{1000}{999}=\frac{100}{9}\left ( \frac{10}{111} \right )=\frac{100}{9}\left ( \frac{110}{1221} \right )

So the greather is 100 99 \frac{100}{99}

Dhanraj Bhosale
Apr 3, 2016

Just multiply-divide by 10

Rs Sharma
Dec 14, 2015

100/99=1.01010101 1000/999=1.001001001

Rajorshi Koyal
Dec 7, 2015

Simply reciprocate the two get the decimal valus the smaller one is greater.

汶良 林
Dec 7, 2015

100 99 = 1000 990 > 1000 999 \frac{100}{99} = \frac{1000}{990} > \frac{1000}{999}

I just reciprocated both numbers. Knew that 999/1000 was larger than 99/100, so their reciprocals are in reverse order.

Katia Leiva
Dec 5, 2015

You could only say they were the same if it was 100/90 and 1000/900 because you can simplify by removing two zeroes at the end. You can't do that with other numbers like 999.

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