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The largest of the fractions 56,57,59,511\dfrac{5}{6}, \dfrac{5}{7}, \dfrac{5}{9}, \dfrac{5}{11} is

  1. 511\dfrac{5}{11}

  2. 59\dfrac{5}{9}

  3. 57\dfrac{5}{7}

  4. 56\dfrac{5}{6}

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Given fractions: 56,57,59,511\dfrac{5}{6}, \dfrac{5}{7}, \dfrac{5}{9}, \dfrac{5}{11}

LCM of the denominators (6, 7, 9, 11) = 1,386

5×2316×231,5×1987×198,5×1549×154,5×12611×12611551386,9901386,7701386,6301386\Rightarrow \dfrac{5 \times 231}{6 \times 231}, \dfrac{5 \times 198}{7 \times 198}, \dfrac{5 \times 154}{9 \times 154}, \dfrac{5 \times 126}{11 \times 126}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1155}{1386}, \dfrac{990}{1386}, \dfrac{770}{1386}, \dfrac{630}{1386}

Among fractions with the same denominator, the one with the smaller numerator is smaller.

So, 6301386<7701386<9901386<11551386\dfrac{630}{1386} \lt \dfrac{770}{1386} \lt \dfrac{990}{1386} \lt \dfrac{1155}{1386}

511<59<57<56\dfrac{5}{11} \lt \dfrac{5}{9} \lt \dfrac{5}{7} \lt \dfrac{5}{6}

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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