Question

What is greater 7/12 or 1/2

Answer 1

The answer is 7/12. First of all you need to change them to like units. 1/2 is going to be 6/12. Now you can compare 7/12 and 1/2 easier.

Answer 2

`(7)/(12) and (1)/(2) \\ (1)/(2) * 6 \\ (1*6)/(2*6) \\ (6)/(12) and (7)/(12) \\ (6)/(12) \ \textless \ (7)/(12) \\ (1)/(2) \ \textless \ (7)/(12)`
7/12 is greater than 1/2.

Hope this helps!