Is 7/10 greater than 1/1?
To compare two fractions, such as 7/10 and 1/1, 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: 7 × 1 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second fraction with the denominator of the first fraction 1 × 10 = 10
- Multiply the denominators of both fractions together: 10 × 1 = 10
- Rewrite both fractions with the new common denominator:
- 7/10 = 7/10
- 1/1 = 10/10
With a common denominator, the comparison becomes much simpler.
Since 7 is smaller than 10, we can conclude that 7/10 is less than 1/1.
2) Converting to decimal
We can also simply convert the fractions into decimal values:
- 7 divided by 10 is equal to 0.7
- 1 divided by 1 is equal to 1
Since 0.7 is smaller than 1, it means that 7/10 is less than 1/1.