What's Bigger 1/2 or 7/9?

Is one half greater than seven ninths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
/
Fraction 2
/
12
is smaller than
79
Fraction Decimal Value
12 0.5
79 ≈ 0.778
How much less?
12
is about 35.7% smaller than
79