Question

What is the inequality of 5/8 __ 7/12

Answer 1

5/8 is greater than 7/12

Explanation:

5/8 is greater than 7/12

we need to make the denominators the same in order to solve the inequality

so, the easiest solution would be to multiply both denominators by each other, then doing that to the numerator ....

5 x 12 = 60 7 x 8 = 56

8 x 12 = 96 12 x 8 = 96

here we have our new fractions ---

`(60)/(96)` which was originally
`(5)/(12)`

`(56)/(96)` which was originally
`(7)/(12)`

now that we have the denominators the same... we can clearly see that

`(60)/(96)` is greater than
`(56)/(96)`

therefore 5/8 is greater than 7/12