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Suppose a and b give the population of two states where a>b . Compare the expressions and tell which of the given pair is greater or if the expression are equal.

b/a+b and 0.5

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Suppose a = b, then [tex]\frac{b}{a+b}=\frac{b}{b+b}=0.5[/tex]

Since a > b, then a + b > b + b and thus [tex]\frac{b}{a+b}<\frac{b}{b+b}[/tex]

Therefore, [tex]\frac{b}{a+b}<0.5[/tex]

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