Question

Which one is bigger and how do you know? 1/8 or 1/9 (Give at least two strategies) i​

Answer 1

1/8 is the bigger fraction

Explanation:

When comparing fractions with different denominators, and the numerator is one, like 1/8. The one with the smaller number for the denominator is greater.

You could also compare them by finding common denominators, so for 1/8 and 1/9, a common denominator would be /63. So you would take
`(1)/(8)` and multiply that by
`(9)/(9)`. You would then get
`(9)/(63)`. When you take
`(1)/(9)` times
`(8)/(8)` you get
`(8)/(63)`. So when comparing you can see that 1/8 is greater than 1/9.