the numbers are larger, but could mean less or more:
1/20000000 is small
and 20000000/1 is large
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Then the fraction with the smaller denominator is larger.
Subtract the smaller fraction from the larger one.
The larger fraction is the one with the smaller denominator, when the numerators are the same.
When the fractions are converted to equivalent fractions with the same denominator the one with the larger numerator is the larger fraction.
The answer depends on the sign of the numbers.(1/4) / 3 = 1/12, which is smaller.(-1/4) / 3 = -1/1, which is larger.