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Explain how you know 7/12 is greater than 1/3 but less than 2/3

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You first have to create a common denominator • so 1/3 multiplied by 4 is 4/12 which is less than 7/12 • so 2/3 multiplied by 4 is 8/12 which is greater than 7/12
User Allan McLemore
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7/12
1/3=4/12
2/3=8/12

7/12>1/3
7/12<2/3
convert all of these to a common denominator:
7/12 , 1/3 , 2/3
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7/12 = 7/12
1/3 = 4/12
2/3 = 8/12
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place into compound inequality:
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(1/3=4/12) < (7/12=7/12) < (2/3=8/12)
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