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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.

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