Consider the fraction, n/d, where n and d are positive integers. If nd and HCF(n,d)=1, it is called a reduced proper fraction.
If we list the set of reduced proper fractions for d 8 in ascending order of size, we get:
1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 2/7, 1/3, 3/8, 2/5, 3/7, 1/2, 4/7, 3/5, 5/8, 2/3, 5/7, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 6/7, 7/8
It can be seen that 2/5 is the fraction immediately to the left of 3/7.
By listing the set of reduced proper fractions for d 1,000,000 in ascending order of size, find the numerator of the fraction immediately to the left of 3/7.
#Ratio def p71 closest=Ratio.new(1,10) (10..1000000).each do |i| r=Ratio.new(((3*i)/7.0-1).ceil,i) closest=r if r>closest end puts closest.num end