Question

Is 5/8 greater then 5/6

Answer 1

Firstly, convert both fractions to thesame denominations

Lowest common multiple of 8 and 6 = 24

`(5)/(8)=(\square)/(24)\text{ and }(5)/(6)=(\square)/(24)`

filling in the boxes, we have

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(8)=(15)/(24)\text{ and }(5)/(6)=\text{ }(20)/(24) \\ \\ \text{comaparing the numerators, 20 is geater than 15} \end{gathered}`

Hence 5/6 is greater than 5/8

The answer is YES