Question

Which fraction is the biggest 1/4 or 1/5

Answer 1

Answer:

1/4 is bigger than 1/5

1/4 = 0.25

1/5 = 0.20

Hence Proven.

Answer 2

Answer:

1/4 is the same as 5/20 (multiply top and bottom by 5) 1/5 is the same as 4/20 (multiply top and bottom by 4) Now the denominators (bottom number of a fraction) are the same so the size of the numerator (top number of a fraction) determines the size of the fraction.