SOLUTION: which is greater: 5/6 or 1/2? use a number line

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Question 234025: which is greater: 5/6 or 1/2? use a number line
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.........1/6.........2/6.........3/6.........4/6.........5/6.........1
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Notice that 1/2 = 3/6. Because 5/6 is farther to the right, 5/6 is greater.