Fill in the blank.
\dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1}
____ \dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}
SOLUTION
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This is like comparing two equally sized pizzas where one is cut into DEN_1 equal slices and the other is cut into DEN_2 equal slices.
Note that cutting a pizza into more slices will result in smaller slices.
The left fraction represents a pizza with MORE slices, and so each slice is SMALLER.
NUM_1 SMALLER sliceplural( NUM_1 ) is LESS pizza than NUM_2 BIGGER sliceplural( NUM_2 ).
So, \dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1} SOLUTION \dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}
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Fill in the blank.
\dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1}
____ \dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}
SOLUTION
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This is like considering two equally sized pizzas that have been cut into DEN_1 equal slices.
Since both pizzas have the same number of slices, all the slices are the same size.
plural( NUM_1, "slice" ) is LESS pizza than plural( NUM_2, "slice" ).
So, \dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1} SOLUTION \dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}
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