Because 5 is less than half of 12.
5/12 is less than 9/12.
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Less than
6/5 > 11/12
2 over 12 is greater than 0.042 is. It is 0.16666 recurring.
5 over 6 is greater. It is the equivalent of 10 over 12.
5/12 is greater than 3/8.
16/25 is greater than 12/23
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12 is 10.7 larger than 1.3 12 is 1 less than 13 the decimal point makes 1.3 just over 1
8 over 10 is more than 4 over 12