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Compare 10/2 and 42/16

1st number: 5 0/2, 2nd number: 2 10/16

10/2 is greater than 42/16

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 2 and 16 is 16

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 16
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 8 = 16,
    10/2 = 10 × 8/2 × 8 = 80/16
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 1 = 16,
    42/16 = 42 × 1/16 × 1 = 42/16
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 80/16 > 42/16 or 10/2 > 42/16

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