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You caught a red snapper that is 8 5/12 inches long. Your friend caught a red snapper that is 8 6/13 inches long. Who caught the larger red snapper? Please show work so I can understand
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You caught a red snapper that is 8 5/12 inches long. Your friend caught a red snapper that is 8 6/13 inches long. Who caught the larger red snapper?

Please show work so I can understand

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I would turn them into decimals or at least have the same denominator. To find the decimal divide the numerator by the denominator.
6/13=8.46
And 5/12= 8.42
Then the person who caught the 8 6/13 red snapper caught the bigger snapper.
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