At Westonci.ca, we connect you with the best answers from a community of experienced and knowledgeable individuals. Get detailed answers to your questions from a community of experts dedicated to providing accurate information. Explore comprehensive solutions to your questions from knowledgeable professionals across various fields on our platform.

Is 5/11 greater than 1 / 2?

Sagot :

To figure this problem out, we just have to make them have common denominators, then compare then numerators.

22 is the least common multiple of 11 and 2, so we can multiply the denominators and numerators, so both the denominators are 22.

[tex] \frac{5}{11}= \frac{5*2}{11*2}= \frac{10}{22} \\ \\ \frac{1}{2}= \frac{1*11}{2*11}= \frac{11}{22} [/tex]

[tex]11>10 \\ \\ \frac{11}{22} > \frac{10}{22} [/tex]

Since we know that [tex]\frac{11}{22} > \frac{10}{22}[/tex], we know that [tex]\frac{1}{2} > \frac{5}{11}[/tex]. Therefore the statement is false.