Question

Is 3/4greater or less than 1/2....is it 1/2?

Answer 1

3/4 is greater than 1/2.

Explanation:

One way to compare fractions is by making them have the same denominator.

You can do this by finding the least common denominator (LCM).

First, list the multiples of each denominator.

4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20

2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

As you can see, 4 is the LCM.

Now, change the fractions to where they denominators of 4.

**WHICHEVER NUMBER YOU MULTIPLY THE DENOMINATOR BY, YOU MUST ALSO MULTIPLY IT BY THE NUMERATOR.**

`3/4*1/1=3/4` (STAYS THE SAME)

`1/2*2/2=2/4`

Now, as you can see, 3/4 is larger than 2/4.

Therefore, 3/4 is larger than 1/2.

Answer 2

Answer: yes 3/4 is greater

converting both fractions to decimals. The decimal 0.75 is bigger than 0.5, so 3/4 is bigger than 1/2.