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sladkih [1.3K]
3 years ago
7

Why 5/8 is bigger than 7/12 ?

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2 answers:
kari74 [83]3 years ago
6 0
Think of 5/8 as 2.5/4 and 7/12 as 2.3/4. 2.5/4 is bigger and it's equal to 5/8
Andrew [12]3 years ago
3 0
Because the larger the denominator, the smaller the value (especially if the numerators are the same).
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