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Pls which is biggest next biggest then smallest out of these fractions 1 half 5 eighths and 1 eighths

User Triumphant
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Hey there :)

Lets us first change the words into mathematics

1 half →
(1)/(2) = 0.5
5 eighths =
(5)/(8) = 0.625
1 eighths =
(1)/(8) = 0.125

0.125 < 0.5 < 0.625
1 eighths < 1 half < 5 eighths

The biggest is 5 eighths
Second biggest is 1 half
The smallest is 1 eighths


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