Question

Fill in the blanks with $>,<$or $=$ sign.

$\frac{17}{43}\_\_\_\frac{9}{43}$

Answer 1

Comparing the fractions:

The given fractions $\frac{17}{43}$and $\frac{9}{43}$ are like fractions because their denominator is the same.

$\frac{17}{43}$means $17$ parts out of $43$ equal parts.

$\frac{9}{43}$ means $9$ parts out of $43$ equal parts.

So, $\frac{17}{43}$ is larger than $\frac{9}{43}$.

Hence we got $\frac{17}{43}>\frac{9}{43}$.