Now reconsider the previous fractions, only this time they have slightly changed:

Compare the values of the following fractions by completing the sentence with one of the following options: <, >, or = :

(9 / 3) _ (4 / 2)

Think of this like the previous situation, but instead of the second fraction having a numerator of 4 and a denominator of 8, it now has a numerator of 4 and denominator of 2. How does this change the comparison?