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

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:

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

-\frac{1}{2} < -\frac{1}{4}