SOLUTION: Replace the ? with <,> 8/9 ? 1/6

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Question 995211: Replace the ? with <,> 8/9 ? 1/6
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, MathTherapy:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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8/9 is much greater than 1/6 so we use >.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Replace the ? with <,> 8/9 ? 1/6
8%2F9 and 1%2F6 have an LCD of: 18, so 8%2F9 becomes: 16%2F18, while 1%2F6 becomes: 3%2F18

Now we have: 16%2F18 compared to: 3%2F18

Can you now determine what inequality should go between these fractions?