SOLUTION: whats greater 9/10 or 5/6 ?

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Question 256999: whats greater 9/10 or 5/6 ?

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, kjlomen:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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9/10
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2 ways to do this.
convert to decimal:
9/10 = 0.9, 5/6 = 0.8333...
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Make the DEN the same:
9/10 = 54/60, 5/6 = 50/60

Answer by kjlomen(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with 5/6 as the numbers are smaller. Convert the denominators to 30.
6*5=30 and 5*5=25
so 25/30 and
next multiphy 10 by 3 to get 30 and 9 by 3 give u 27 and get 27/30 > 25/30
27/30 is greatest