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Compare 10/20 and 98/25

1st number: 10/20, 2nd number: 3 23/25

10/20 is smaller than 98/25

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 20 and 25 is 100

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
    10/20 = 10 × 5/20 × 5 = 50/100
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 4 = 100,
    98/25 = 98 × 4/25 × 4 = 392/100
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 50/100 < 392/100 or 10/20 < 98/25

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