Which of the following statements is true? 1.) 1/7 < 1/4 2.) 2/9 > 8/9 3.) 1 /2 > 5/6 4.) 2/5 < 1/3

The first one is correct.
There is a VERY simple way you can do this
Here is how.
It's called the "Butterfly Method" (IDK if anyone calls it that, but I do!)
So basically, you look at the numerator for one of your numbers, and the denominator of the other number, and you multiply them! So...
1/7, you would take the seven...
1/4, and multiply it by the one...
so 7×1
and you get seven!
Then you do...
1/7, take the one...
1/4, take the four...
so 1×4
and you get four!
Whichever one is bigger (or smaller, but only if you are trying to find out which fraction is smaller...) is your answer!
Hope this helped