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Which is greater, 12/17 or 5/8?

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Answer:

5/8

Explanation:

12/17 is 0.70

5/8 is 0.62

However, 12/17 had a lot more numbers than that so

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User Buaban
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Answer:

12/17 is greater

Explanation:

12/17 is greater than 5/8 because to determine which fraction is greater you need to have the same denominator. To get the same denominator I multiplied 17 by 8 and 8 by 17. Since what you do the denominator you have to do the same to the numerator, you would multiply 12 by 8 and 5 by 17 which would lead you to get 12/17= 96/136 and 5/8= 85/136. So, 96/136 > 85/136.

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