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You can tell by looking at them that 5/8 is bigger, since 5 is more than half of 8, and 7 is less than half of 15, but if you want the math...
5/8 = 75/120
7/15 = 56/120
75 is bigger than 56.
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What is bigger 5 8 or 7 15 and how?
5/8 is bigger. A simple method to see why is as follows: 5/8 > 4/8 = 1/2 7/15 < 7/14 = 1/2 So 7/15 < 1/2 < 5/8. You could, of course, rename both fractions to their common denominator, 120, and do lots of calculations before coming to the same conclusion.
What fraction is bigger 7-8 or 14-15?
14/15: In decimal, 7/8 is .875 In decimal, 14/15 is .9333 (threes go on forever)
Which fraction is bigger 3 5 or 7 8?
7/8
Which fraction is bigger 7 over 8 or 4 over 5?
7/87/8 = 35/404/5 = 32/40thus 7/8 is bigger than 4/5
Is five eighths bigger than seven twelves?
So the question is, is 5/8 > 7/12. Multiply by 8: is 5 > 14/3? Now multiply by 3: is 15 > 14? Yes it is, so 5/8 > 7/12.
What is bigger 5 8 or 7 15?
The fraction 5/8 is bigger than 7/15
Which fraction is bigger 5 over 8 or 7 over 15?
5/8 is greater.
What is bigger 5 8 or 7 15 and how?
5/8 is bigger. A simple method to see why is as follows: 5/8 > 4/8 = 1/2 7/15 < 7/14 = 1/2 So 7/15 < 1/2 < 5/8. You could, of course, rename both fractions to their common denominator, 120, and do lots of calculations before coming to the same conclusion.
What is bigger 5 8 or 7 10?
7/10 is bigger than 5/8.
Which fraction is bigger 78 or 1315?
7/8 is bigger than 13/15 7/8 = 105/120 13/15= 104/120 thus, 7/8 is bigger than 13/15
Which fraction is bigger 58 or 715?
assuming you mean 5/8 and 7/15 it would be 5/8. You can do this 2 ways. Either figure out half of each 4/8 and 7.5/15 realize that 5/8 is more than half and 7/15 is less than half. The other way is to just do 5 divided by 8 and 7 divided by 15
Which fraction is bigger 7 8 or 13 15?
The actual answer is 7/8.
What fraction is bigger 7-8 or 14-15?
14/15: In decimal, 7/8 is .875 In decimal, 14/15 is .9333 (threes go on forever)
Is 5 over 8 bigger than 7 over 20?
Yes 5/8 is bigger than 7/20
Which fraction is bigger 3 5 or 7 8?
7/8
Which fraction is bigger 7 over 8 or 4 over 5?
7/87/8 = 35/404/5 = 32/40thus 7/8 is bigger than 4/5
Which fraction is bigger 7 over 8 or 7 over 15?
7/8 8x15=120 7/8=105/120 7/15=56/120
