What's Bigger 5/6 or 8/7?

Is five sixths greater than eight sevenths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
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Fraction 2
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56
is smaller than
87
Fraction Decimal Value
56 ≈ 0.833
87 ≈ 1.143
How much less?
56
is about 27.1% smaller than
87