SOLUTION: 4/7 is greater or less than 5/8 Thanks

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Question 39991: 4/7 is greater or less than 5/8
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Answer by mrduffner(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.