Is 6 over 12 bigger than 5 over 6?

Answer 1

There are two ways to figure this out.

FIRST WAY:

6 1
--- also equals ---
12 2

5 1
--- is clearly larger than ---
6 2

So no, 6/12 is not larger than 5/6

SECOND WAY:

Find a common denominator (bottom number).

6/12 and 5/6 lowest common denominator is 12. 6/12 already has a denominator of 12, so you do not need to do anything to it. But 5/6 on the other hand...

5 10
--- x 2 = ---
6 12

6 10
--- is not larger than ---
12 12.