What's Bigger 8/7 or 7/9?

Is eight sevenths greater than seven ninths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
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Fraction 2
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87
is bigger than
79
Fraction Decimal Value
87 ≈ 1.143
79 ≈ 0.778
How much more?
87
is about 46.9% bigger than
79