Hi

how do I compare a fraction to a decimal? make it an apple to apple comparison

 –7/8  = -.875

 –0.87 

 

 

Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 =,also to compare a fraction to a decimal, 

a fraction problem can be solved by decimal,and vice versa 

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 to compare a fraction to a decimal, write both as a decimal or both as a fraction





 and 





 write  as a decimal: 





as you can see ..... goes further to the left from zero than  for  units









or,write  as a fraction: 





now you need to write  and  as a fractions with same denominator, so find LCD for  and 





factor : 





factor : 





LCD for  and  is 





then we have:





 and 





so 











 

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