Question

Which is a correct comparison of the fractions? 4/5 and 5/6 A.4/5<5/6 B. 4/5=5/6 C. 4/5>5/6

Answer 1

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Firstly, we can find the values of the two given fractions, 4/5 and 5/6.

4/5 is equivalent to 0.80

5/6 is equivalent to 0.833...

Choice A, 4/5 < 5/6 is correct. 4/5 is less than 5/6.

Choice B, 4/5 = 5/6 is incorrect, they are not equal to each other.

Choice C, 4/5 > 5/6 is also incorrect, 4/5 is NOT greater than 5/6. It's less than 5/6.