Question

I will give you a medal and be your fan Which fraction is greater than -7/15?


A. -5/9
B. -6/11
C. -1/2
D. -4/9

Answer 1

d

Answer 2

closer to zero and they are all negative

Answer 3

try just doing the division if you are stuck :)

Answer 4

What about C? wouldn't they be closer to 0?

Answer 5

no because it is negative... it is farther from zero

Answer 6

-.55555 vs -.466667

Answer 7

what?

Answer 8

if you divide the fractions you'll get decimals. Then you can tell which number is larger

Answer 9

divide them by what?

Answer 10

-5 divided by 9 is -.55555555569. That is less than -4 divided by 9 which is -.44444446. -4/9 is closer to zero so it is larger