What's Bigger 2/9 or 5/12?

Is two ninths greater than five twelfths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

/

Fraction 2

/

²⁄₉

is smaller than

⁵⁄₁₂

Fraction	Decimal Value
²⁄₉	≈ 0.222
⁵⁄₁₂	≈ 0.417

How much less?

²⁄₉

is about 46.7% smaller than

⁵⁄₁₂