Is 1/9 greater than 1/9?
To compare two fractions, such as 1/9 and 1/9, 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
Given that 1/9 and 1/9 share the same common denominator (9), the comparison is straightforward: we just have to check which numerator is the largest.
Since 1 is equal to 1, we can conclude that 1/9 is equal to 1/9.
2) Converting to decimal
We can also simply convert the fractions into decimal values:
- 1 divided by 9 is equal to 0.11111111111111
- 1 divided by 9 is equal to 0.11111111111111
Since 0.11111111111111 is equal to 0.11111111111111, it means that 1/9 is equal to 1/9.