What's Bigger 1/2 or 8/9?

Is one half greater than eight ninths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
/
Fraction 2
/
12
is smaller than
89
Fraction Decimal Value
12 0.5
89 ≈ 0.889
How much less?
12
is about 43.8% smaller than
89