Which mixed number is greater: 5 7/24 or 5 5/16? Why?

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Which mixed number is greater: 5 7/24 or
5 5/16? Why?

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5\16 because 7/24 has more leftover so that is going to be less

Supergiox answered Mar 22, 2015

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7/24=0.29166666666666666666666666666667
and
5/16=.3125--> so the answer is 5 5/16 (note you can solve the problem by just seeing)

Mpratt answered Mar 24, 2015

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