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Which one has the highest value? 1/8 1/9 8 9

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A fraction has the following form:


(a)/(b)

Where "a" is the numerator and "b" is the denominator. Both are Integers.

In order to write a fraction as a decimal number, you must divide the numerator by the denominator. So, you have that the given fractions expressed as decimal numbers, are:


\begin{gathered} (1)/(8)=0.125 \\ \\ (1)/(9)=0.111 \end{gathered}

Knowing this, you

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