SOLUTION: What drawing could you use to show that 5/8

SOLUTION: What drawing could you use to show that 5/8 > 7/16?

Question 314524: What drawing could you use to show that 5/8 > 7/16?
Found 2 solutions by eshomali, Fombitz:
Answer by eshomali(33) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use a drawing of 2 cups filled with water.
make them equal first: 5/8 > 3.5/8
go from there
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Put two pies side by side.
Break each up into 16 slices.
Color in 10 of the slices on the left side.

Color in 7 of the slices on the right side.

Then put a ">" sign between them.

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