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5/3 is less than or greater than 5/2

User Slaporte
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5/2 is great .if u divid 5/3 it's 1.666 and 5/2 is 2.5 so 2.5 is great
User Epinal
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These are improper fractions so you need to change them to mixed numbers. 5/2 is 2 1/2 and 5/3 is 1 2/3. From there you can tell which is smaller and which is larger.
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