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Which is greater 5/7 or 6/7

User Jmease
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6/7 sevenths is greater than 5/7 because their is less missing.
User Grtjn
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5/6 or 6/7

To find what is greater lets make the fractions into decimal.
To convert fraction to decimal you have to divide the numerator ny the denominator.

5/6
⇒ 5 ÷ 6
= 0.83333333333......

6/7
⇒ 6 ÷ 7
= 0.857142.....

0.857142.... is bigger then 0.83333333333......

Therefore 6/7 is bigger then 5/7
User Thomas Song
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