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Explain a strategy you could use to compare 2/6 and 5/8

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you need the common denominator so then the answer is 5\8> 2\6
User Saeid Alizade
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To compare 2/6 and 5/8, we need to get a common denominator.

2/6 = 8/24
5/8 = 15/24

5/8 > 2/6


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