5 8ths 7/8 x 5/7 = 35/56 = 5/8
42/8, or 5 and 1 fourth
Try making them both into a common denominator eg. 5 8ths is also 75 120ths 7 15ths is also 56 120ths So 5 8ths is bigger.
5.875
7 8ths = 7/8
5 8ths 7/8 x 5/7 = 35/56 = 5/8
2 3 8ths +5 7 8ths
42/8, or 5 and 1 fourth
Try making them both into a common denominator eg. 5 8ths is also 75 120ths 7 15ths is also 56 120ths So 5 8ths is bigger.
5.875
7 8ths = 7/8
7/8 * 3/7 = 3/8
7 8ths = 7/8 = 0.875
2 4/5
5/6 times 3/4 is 5/8ths.
The answer is 7/8 minus 5/6 = 1/24
5/8 is greater than 3/7.