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Describe two methods to compareand 0.82. Which do you think is easier and why?

Method 1:

Convert the into a decimal value, which comes out to be 0.76.


This means is smaller than 0.82


Method 2: Convert 0.82 to a fraction form =



Making denominator of both fractions to its LCM,


LCM of 50 and 17 = 850



Also,


So, , therefore,


13/17 is smaller than 0.82


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