Geeta says 4/9 is greater than 1/2 because 4 and 9 are both large numbers. Use the half-benchmark (numerator compared with half the denominator) to test her claim. Is 4/9 greater than, less than, or equal to 1/2?

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less than 1/2. Half of 9 is 4.5. The numerator 4 is less than 4.5, so 4/9 < 1/2. Geeta's reasoning is wrong.

Geeta says $\frac{4}{9}$ is greater than $\frac{1}{2}$ because 4 and 9 are both large numbers.
Use the half-benchmark (numerator compared with half the denominator) to test her claim.
Is $\frac{4}{9}$ greater than, less than, or equal to $\frac{1}{2}$ ?

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Geeta says $\frac{4}{9}$ is greater than $\frac{1}{2}$ because 4 and 9 are both large numbers.
Use the half-benchmark (numerator compared with half the denominator) to test her claim.
Is $\frac{4}{9}$ greater than, less than, or equal to $\frac{1}{2}$ ?