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Is 7/9 bigger or smaller than 17/20

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Its bigger , you are correct ^-^
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No, 7/9 is smaller than 17/20 because, when put in a calculator, 7/9 is .78 and 17/20 is .85. If you look at the numbers, .78 and .85, you can see that .85 is larger than .78, therefore the fraction 17/20 is greater than 7/9.
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