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Algebra.Com's Answer #25379 by mrduffner(11) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You can find this a number of ways, one way being to convert $\"4%2F7\"$ and $\"5%2F8\"$ into decimals by dividing the numerator by the denominator. The decimal approximation for $\"4%2F7\"$ is .57, while the decimal for $\"5%2F8\"$ is .625 exactly. Therefore, .57 is less than .625, and $\"4%2F7%3C5%2F8\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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