Is 1/1 greater than 6/2?
To compare two fractions, such as 1/1 and 6/2, there are two main common methods: the first one involves finding a common denominator, and the other one is to convert the fractions directly into decimal values.
1) Using the same denominator
- Multiply the numerator of the first fraction with the denominator of the second fraction: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second fraction with the denominator of the first fraction 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the denominators of both fractions together: 1 × 2 = 2
- Rewrite both fractions with the new common denominator:
- 1/1 = 2/2
- 6/2 = 6/2
With a common denominator, the comparison becomes much simpler.
Since 2 is smaller than 6, we can conclude that 1/1 is less than 6/2.
2) Converting to decimal
We can also simply convert the fractions into decimal values:
- 1 divided by 1 is equal to 1
- 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3
Since 1 is smaller than 3, it means that 1/1 is less than 6/2.