I think Jackyn is correct because 1/2 is half, which means it is .50. So 1/4 would be much smaller than .50 except if it was 2/4. The bigger the number is in negative, the smaller the number.
The height of Maury's room is 8.4 ans maury is 6.6 feet tall. The distance between the celling and Maury's head is exactly 1.8. She wants to hang the celling fan 1.875 feet away from the celling that is all the head room she has the celling fan would hit her head.