Question

what is greater or less off 5.75 or 5 8/12?

Answer 1

5 8/12 can be wrtitten in decimal form as,

$5\frac{8}{12}=\frac{12\times5+8}{12}=\frac{68}{12}=5.67$

Therefore, 5.75 is greater than 5 8/12.