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A supermarket found that 12\frac{1}{2} of customers bought vegetables and 13\frac{1}{3} of customers bought fruit. Which purchase was made by a greater fraction of customers?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) vegetables\newline(B) fruit

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Q. A supermarket found that 12\frac{1}{2} of customers bought vegetables and 13\frac{1}{3} of customers bought fruit. Which purchase was made by a greater fraction of customers?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) vegetables\newline(B) fruit
  1. Identify fractions: Step 11: Identify the fractions of customers who bought vegetables and fruit.\newline- Fraction who bought vegetables = 12\frac{1}{2}\newline- Fraction who bought fruit = 13\frac{1}{3}
  2. Compare fractions: Step 22: Compare the two fractions to determine which is greater.\newline- Since 12\frac{1}{2} (which equals 0.50.5 when converted to decimal) is greater than 13\frac{1}{3} (which equals approximately 0.3330.333 when converted to decimal), more customers bought vegetables.

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