Which of the following is the greatest rational number?
Which of the following is the greatest rational number?
Explanation
In negative fractions, the greater the denominator (for the same numerator), the closer the fraction is to zero, making it larger.
Comparing:
- -1/3 = -0.333
- -2/3 = -0.666
- -4/9 = -0.444
- -5/6 = -0.833
-1/3 is the greatest among them as it is closest to zero.