Question

To use mental math and compare nine-sixteenths to one-half , which fraction would you use?
Answer

nine-halves

nine thirty-seconds

eight-sixteenths

nine-eighths

Answer 1

it feels paradoxical to write something about mental math..

Answer 2

Nine sixteenths is one sixteenth more than eight sixteenths.

Answer 3

well ide rather have 9 8ths than 8 16ths ;)

Answer 4

bottomline: the one with the same denominator as nine sixteenths is what you should pick...if you're using mental math