Question

which is greater -2/5or -11/12
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Answer 1

Answer:

-11/12 is smaller than -2/5

Answer 2

Answer:

2/5 is greater than 11/12.

Step-by-step explanation:

you  may multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by 1 and it will remain equal to the beginning fraction. In this case to bring these two fractions into a common denominator to see their relative size more easily:

we want to have both displayed as n/60.

multiply 2/5 by 12/12(=1)

2/5 x 12/12= 44/60

multiply 11/12 by 5/5(=1)

11/12 x 5/5 = 55/60

visualizing a horizontal number line

the one which is MORE negative is smaller;

the one which is LESS negative is larger/greater;

+2   +1   0  -1/60   -20/60   -44/60   -55/60   -1   -2  

-44/60 (-2/5) is greater than -44/60 (-11/12)