Question

Compare: $\frac{3}{4}$ is __ $\frac{4}{5}$.

• A. greater than
• B. equal to
• C. smaller than
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C smaller than

As we can see both of them are unlike fractions, so to compare them first we will convert them into equivalent like fractions.
i.e,
$\frac{3\times 5}{4\times 5}=\frac{15}{20}$

$\frac{4\times 4}{5\times 4}=\frac{16}{20}$

So, we can see that $\left(\frac{3}{4}or\frac{15}{20}\right)$ is smaller than $\left(\frac{4}{5}or\frac{16}{15}\right)$.