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Mary drilled a hole that is 5/8 inch wide. She has a screw that is 5/6 inch wide. Is the hole wide enough to fit the screw? Explain by comparing the two fractions.

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Answer:

nope the screw can't fit in the hole.

Explanation:

because 8 is smaller than 6, the pieces of 6 are bigger. If both of the rectangles have 5 pieces colored in, that the screw is bigger that the hole

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