Please help is 7/8 less than 1/2?
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Change to equivalent fractions with the same denominator.
Or -- get their decimal equivalents.
is it bigger
What are their equivalent fractions or decimals?
7/8 = 7/8
1/2=4/8
is it 7/8 bigger than 1/2
Right. If you're hungry, you'd rather have 7 pieces of pizza than 4 pieces.
To determine if 7/8 is less than 1/2, we can compare their numerical values. One way to do this is by finding their decimal equivalents.
To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the numerator (the top number) by the denominator (the bottom number).
For 7/8:
7 ÷ 8 = 0.875
For 1/2:
1 ÷ 2 = 0.5
Now that we have their decimal equivalents, we can compare them.
0.875 is greater than 0.5, so 7/8 is not less than 1/2.
Therefore, the statement "7/8 is less than 1/2" is false.