Question

Is 2/5 greater than or less than 1/2?
Show your work.

Answer 1

2/5 is less than 1/2

Explanation:

To know if a fraction is greater than or less than a number or another fraction, or even a decimal you have to multiply that fraction by 100.

`(2)/(5)*100`

Lets multiply;
`(200)/(5)` = 40

`(1)/(2)*100`

Lets multiply;
`(100)/(2)` = 50

So 2/5 is less than 1/2

Answer 2

2/5 is less than 1/2

Explanation:

Because 2/5 is basically .4 while 1/2 is .5

.4<.5