We can convert both ninths and sevenths into a common fraction, by multiplying nine by seven, to get 63. So, 4/9 = 28/63 and 3/7 = 27/63. You can then easily see that 28/63 is exactly 1/63 larger than 27/63. So it is true, 4/9 is indeed greater than 3/7. Not much greater, but slightly greater.
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4/7 = 36/63 5/9 = 35/63 So the answer to the question is YES.
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4/9 is bigger than 3/7
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no