Carlos is correct. If the numerators are the same, the fraction with the lesser denominator will be greater.
Carlos is correct. If the numerators are the same, the fraction with the greater denominator will be greater.
Carlos is incorrect. If the numerators are the same, the fractions will be equal.
Carlos is incorrect. You cannot compare fractions using only the denominators even if the numerators are equal.
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The correct statement that best describes Carlos’s idea is:
Carlos is correct. If the numerators are the same, the fraction with the lesser denominator will be greater.
When the numerators of two fractions are the same, the fraction with the smaller denominator represents a larger value. For example, \( \frac{5}{3} \) is greater than \( \frac{5}{4} \) because 3 is less than 4.
