What's Bigger 5/7 or 8/12?

Is five sevenths greater than eight twelfths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

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Fraction 2

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⁵⁄₇

is bigger than

⁸⁄₁₂

Fraction	Decimal Value
⁵⁄₇	≈ 0.714
⁸⁄₁₂	≈ 0.667

How much more?

⁵⁄₇

is about 7.1% bigger than

⁸⁄₁₂