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Is 5/6 greater less than or equal 2/3

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2/3 is equal to 4/6,
5/6 is greater than 4/6 and therefore greater than 2/3
User Jason Haley
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5/6 is greater than 2/3

Multiply both numerator & denominator by 2 in order to have common denominators, 2/3 * 2/2 = 4/6
Now, you can see, 5 is greater than 4, in the numerator so 5/6 would be greater

Hope this helps!
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