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Is 7/9 greater than or less that 8/9

User Woezelmann
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fractions are parts
7/9 means 7 parts out of 9 possible parts
8/9 means 8 parts out of 9 possible parts
8 is greater than 7 so
7/9 is less than 8/9
7/9<8/9
User Daniil Grankin
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I know
(7)/(9) as a decimal is 0.7777778 and I know
(8)/(9) as a decimal is 0.88889. Which one is bigger? 0.7778 or 0.8889. 0.8889 is bigger so your answer is 7/9<8/9
User Erfan GLMPR
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