Answer:3/12 is greater
Explanation:
Since 3/12 and 2/9 have different denominators, you need to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the denominators and then multiply the top and bottom of each fraction by the number of times the denominator goes into the LCM.
According to my calculations, the LCM of the two denominators is 36. Therefore, since 12 goes into 36 a total of 3 times, you would multiply the top and bottom of the first fraction by 3. And since 9 goes into 36 a total of 4 times, you would multiply the top and bottom of the second fraction by 4.
Step #2: Now that the denominators are the same, you can simply compare the numerators to determine which fraction is greater. Since 9 is greater than 8, 9/36 is greater than 8/36. Therefore the 1st entry (3/12) is greater than the 2nd entry (2/9).