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

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Simple, 7/12 is greater than 1/3 because 7/12=0.58333 and 1/3=0.333, 0.58333 is greater than 0.333. That is how I know that 7/12 is greater than 1/3. I know that 1/3 is less than 2/3 because 1/3=0.333 and 2/3=0.666, 0.333 is less than 0.666
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