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Which is bigger 5/8 or 0.58

User Jiju John
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Hello!

To compare the two, we must convert 5/8 to a decimal. We'll do that buy dividing the numerator by the denominator.

5 รท 8 = 0.625

Compare the two decimals.

0.625 vs. 0.580

So, 5/8 is obviously bigger than 0.58.
User Alexei Yerofeyev
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