Question

Which ratio is greater?
$7:8$ or $2:3$.

Answer 1

In two or more ratios, wherever the numerator and denominator differs by one,

the ratio with higher numerator is always the greater one.

$7:8=\frac{7}{8}=0.875$

$2:3=\frac{2}{3}=0.67$

$\therefore \frac{7}{8}>\frac{2}{3}$