why is 6/7 smaller than 7/8?

Question

i know common denominators but i want to know why it works that way

Answer 1

You can work this out by finding their common denominator.

6/7<7/8
48/56<49/56

Answer 2

You know that 1/8 is smaller than 1/7 because if you divide something into 8 parts, the parts will be smaller than if you divide something into 7 parts.

6/7 is 1/7 less than a whole, and 7/8 is 1/8 less than a whole. Since 1/8 is smaller than 1/7, 7/8 is closer to a whole than 6/7 is, and is therefore bigger.

Answer 3

6/7 is smaller because see if u do find common denominator than it would be 48/56 and 7/8 would be 49/56

Answer 4

Because 1/7 is larger than 1/8...just as 1/2 is larger than1/3.

Thus to take 1/7 from the whole is to take more than to take 1/8 from the whole

Therefore 7/8 is more than 6/7.

Answer 5

1) Let U = (7/8) - (6/7)

2) U = ( 7 * 7 ) / 56 - (6 * 8) / 56 = (49 - 48) / 56 = 1 / 56

3) Since U > 0 (7/8) must be greater than (6/7)

Answer 6

it is smaller becasue if you take the lcd(lowest common denominator) it would be 48 over 56 and 7 over eight would be 49/56 so than 48 would be less than forty nine.So that is why 6/7 is less than 7/8. ANother way is using fraction bars.Also because 8 is bigger than 6...lol...no its because 6/7 is basically 6.5 and 7/8 is 7.5....about a size different. it is less because ..................

Answer 7

.1-1/7 is bigger than 1-1/8 because we took a smaller part to the first.

Answer 8

Set up a bar graph and it will become clear in a hurry.
Seven squares in a row and eight in a row.,

Answer 9

because 8 is bigger than 6...lol...no its because 6/7 is basically 6.5 and 7/8 is 7.5....about a size different...

Answer 10

be cuz it is...... duh.... some people that r payed to say so said so