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Is 8/24 greater or 8/20

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Answer:

8/20

Explanation:

the 8s may be the same, but because the denominator 20 is smaller than 24, 8 takes up more of it. another way to check is that 8/24 as a decimal is .33 repeating, but 8/20 as a decimal is 0.4.

0.4 is more than .33 repeating. reaffirming that 8/20 is bigger

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