fractions are parts 7/9 means 7 parts out of 9 possible parts 8/9 means 8 parts out of 9 possible parts 8 is greater than 7 so 7/9 is less than 8/9 7/9<8/9
I know [tex] \frac{7}{9}[/tex] as a decimal is 0.7777778 and I know [tex] \frac{8}{9}[/tex] as a decimal is 0.88889. Which one is bigger? 0.7778 or 0.8889. 0.8889 is bigger so your answer is 7/9<8/9
