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1/5 > 1/9
To test
Bring both fractions to a common denominator of 45'
Hence
9/45 & 5/45
Compare numerators
9 > 5
Hence it follows
9/45 > 5/45
1/5 > 1/9
NB As a rule of thumb , the larger the denominator , then the smaller the fraction.
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Is four fifteenths greater than five ninteenths?
To find which of two fractions is greater, first find a common denominator. The fraction with the larger numerator is the greater fraction. Note that it is not necessary to multiply the terms of the common denominator; it is only the numerator that must be worked out.4/15 = (4 x 19)/(19 x 15) = 76/(19 x 15)5/19 = (5 x 15)/(19 x 15) = 75/(19 x 15)This shows that 4/15 is greater than 5/19.
What fraction is greater 1315 or 1619?
Assuming the fractions are 13/15 and 16/19 (and not 1/315 nor 1/619), then 13/15 is greater.
Is the fraction 7 over 8 or the fraction 14 over 15 greater?
14/15 is greater
What fraction is greater than nine tenths?
19/50
Is -4 divided by 15 a fraction?
-19
