Question

WHICH IS BIGGER?
(-7)/12 and (-8)/23

Answer 1

Answer:

-8/23 is bigger due to negative sign

If negative sign was not there

then 7/12 will be bigger

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

(-7)/12 and (-8)/23

to find the larger one we convert them to like fractions

to convert them into like fractions we take out the lcm of the denominator

lcm of 12and 23 =276

now to convert the fractions into like fractions we need to get the denominators same

(-7)/12×23/23=(-161)/276 and (-8)/23×12/12=(-96)/276

we clearly see that (-96) is bigger as the smaller the negative number the larger it is  therefore (-96)/276 is bigger