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Question:Arrange the fractions `5/8, 7/12, 13/16, 16/29,`and `3/4` in acsending order of magnitude.

Answer Converting  each of the given fraction into decimal form, we get :

`5/8 = 0.625, 7/12 = 0.5833, 13/16`

` = 0.8125, 16/29 = 0.5517 & 3/4 = 0.75`.
 
 Now `0.5517 < 0.5833 < 0.625 <0.75 < 0.8125`
 
 :. `16/29 < 7/12 <5/8 <3/4 < 13/16`.

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Arrange the fractions `5/8, 7/12, 13/16, 16/29,`and `3/4` in acsending order of magnitude.

Question:Arrange the fractions `5/8, 7/12, 13/16, 16/29,`and `3/4` in acsending order of magnitude.

Answer Converting each of the given fraction into decimal form, we get : `5/8 = 0.625, 7/12 = 0.5833, 13/16` ` = 0.8125, 16/29 = 0.5517 & 3/4 = 0.75`. Now `0.5517 < 0.5833 < 0.625 <0.75 < 0.8125` :. `16/29 < 7/12 <5/8 <3/4 < 13/16`.