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Jack painted 5 8 part of a wall and Sam painted 7 12 part of another wall of the same size. Who painted a larger part of the wall?

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Answer:

Jack

Explanation:

convert the fractions to decimals to determine the person that painted the larger part of the wall

5/8 = 0.625

7/12 = 0.583

the fraction Jack painted is larger.

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