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Which is bigger 49/54 or 8/9

User Rzelek
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Answer:

49/54

Explanation:


(49)/(54) is bigger because when brought to decimal form, it equals 0.9074... while
(8)/(9) equals 0.8889

User Ewert
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Answer:

49/54

Explanation:

49/54 = 0.9074074074 ≈ 0.9

8/9 = 0.888888....

0.9 > 0.8888....

Therefore:

49/54 > 8/9

49/54 should be the bigger fraction.

User Sudheeshix
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