What's Bigger 8/12 or 9/8?

Is eight twelfths greater than nine eighths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

/

Fraction 2

/

⁸⁄₁₂

is smaller than

⁹⁄₈

Fraction	Decimal Value
⁸⁄₁₂	≈ 0.667
⁹⁄₈	1.125

How much less?

⁸⁄₁₂

is about 40.7% smaller than

⁹⁄₈