Which fraction is greater? 5/6 or 7/8

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In order to determine which is bigger, 5/6 or 7/8, there are two different techniques (both provide the same answer).

First, we could find a common denominator for both fractions. Once we have a common denominator, we can compare the numerator for 5/6 and 7/8. If the denominator is the same for both fractions, whichever has a larger numerator is the larger fraction.

Second, we could also divide 7 by 8 and get 0.875. Then we divide 5 by 6 and we get 0.833 (the 3 is repeating). This also allows us to see that 7/8 is a larger fraction than 5/6.

The benefit of using a calculator to change the fraction to a decimal (or you could do it by hand) is that it works on fractions that are similar. For example, 4/11 and 5/12.

Either way, the fraction 7/8 is greater than the fraction 5/6.