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Is 1/3 greater than 5/6

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1/3 or 5/6

Lets make the fractions into decimals. To make a fraction into decimal you have to divide the numerator by the denominator. The numerator is the top part of a fraction and the denominator is the bottom part of the fraction.

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Calculations

1/3
1 ÷ 3 = 0.3333....

5/6
5 ÷ 6 = 0.83333...

0.83333... is greater then 0.3333.....
Therefore 5/6 is greater then 1/3
1/3 is smaller then 5/6
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