3 years ago

Compare 7/8 and 5/6

Mathematics

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Ganezh [65]3 years ago

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Answer:

7/8 > 5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Well look at it this way: 7/8 needs 1 more eighth until 1. 5/6 needs one more sixth until one. One eighth is smaller, so it requires a smaller amount to get to a greater number, if that makes sense. So 7/8 is greater than 5/6.

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