Question

Which is bigger 5/8 or 3/5?

Answer 1

\(\frac 58 \times \frac 55 = \frac {25}{40}\) and \(\frac 35 \times \frac 88 = \frac {24}{40}\)

As \(\frac {24}{40} < \frac {25}{40} \frac 58\)  is bigger than \(\frac 35\)