What's Bigger 1/2 or 7/12?

Is one half greater than seven twelfths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
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Fraction 2
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12
is smaller than
712
Fraction Decimal Value
12 0.5
712 ≈ 0.583
How much less?
12
is about 14.3% smaller than
712