What's Bigger 1/3 or 7/12?

Is one third greater than seven twelfths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

/

Fraction 2

/

¹⁄₃

is smaller than

⁷⁄₁₂

Fraction	Decimal Value
¹⁄₃	≈ 0.333
⁷⁄₁₂	≈ 0.583

How much less?

¹⁄₃

is about 42.9% smaller than

⁷⁄₁₂