Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - 3.5 Order Relation and the Order of Operations - 3.5 Exercises - Page 243: 14

Answer

$\frac{5}{8}\lt\frac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

We can rewrite $\frac{3}{4}=\frac{3\times2}{4\times2}=\frac{6}{8}$. $\frac{6}{8}$ is greater than $\frac{5}{8}$, because its numerator is greatest while both denominators are the same Therefore, $\frac{5}{8}\lt\frac{3}{4}$.
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