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Compare 1/10 and 5/80

1/10 is greater than 5/80

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 80 is 80

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 8 = 80,
    1/10 = 1 × 8/10 × 8 = 8/80
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 80 × 1 = 80,
    5/80 = 5 × 1/80 × 1 = 5/80
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 8/80 > 5/80 or 1/10 > 5/80

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