Question

Is 12/50 Grader than 4/5

Answer 1

Answer:

No, $\frac{4}{5}$ is greater than $\frac{12}{50}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two fractions to be compared are given as:

$\frac{12}{50}$ and  $\frac{4}{5}$

Now, in order to compare them, we need to make the denominator same for both the fractions and then compare their numerators.

LCD of 50 and 5 is 100. So, we try to make each denominator 100 and change the numerator accordingly.

We multiply the first fraction by $\frac{2}{2}$ and we multiply the second fraction by $\frac{20}{20}$ as given below:

$\frac{12\times 2}{50\times 2}=\frac{24}{100}\\\frac{4\times 20}{5\times 20}=\frac{80}{100}$

Now, the two new fractions are $\frac{24}{100}$ and $\frac{80}{100}$.

Now, we check the numerators. The numerator that is larger among the two has the greater fraction value.

Here, 80 is greater than 24. So, fraction $\frac{80}{100}$ is greater than $\frac{24}{100}$ or $\frac{4}{5}$ is greater than $\frac{12}{50}$.