Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - 3.5 Order Relation and the Order of Operations - 3.5 Exercises - Page 245: 69

Answer

Las Vegas had the higher rate of population growth.

Work Step by Step

$\frac{11}{50} = \frac{33}{150}$ $\frac{5}{30} = \frac{25}{150}$ $\frac{33}{150} \gt \frac{25}{150}$ so Las Vegas had the higher rate of population growth.
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