Compare Negative Fractions: Finding the Relation Between -1/2 and -1/4

Fill in the corresponding sign

−12?−14 -\frac{1}{2}?-\frac{1}{4}

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Fill in the corresponding sign

−12?−14 -\frac{1}{2}?-\frac{1}{4}

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Let's place the numbers on the number line.

We will use whole numbers as reference points.

That is, both fractions are located between the numbers 0 and 1:

-1-1-1000

Since negative one-quarter is closer to zero, it is greater, therefore:

−12<−14 -\frac{1}{2} < -\frac{1}{4}

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