SOLUTION: WRITING TO EXPLAIN: Explain how you know that 7/12 is greater than 1/3 but less than 2/3?

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Question 1021085: WRITING TO EXPLAIN: Explain how you know that 7/12 is greater than 1/3 but less than 2/3?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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common denominator of 12
1/3=4/12
2/3 is twice as much or 8/12.
7/12 falls between those two numbers, and we can compare numerators directly when the denominators are the same.