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

Is eight sevenths greater than five sixths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
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Fraction 2
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87
is bigger than
56
Fraction Decimal Value
87 ≈ 1.143
56 ≈ 0.833
How much more?
87
is about 37.1% bigger than
56