Compare 10/24 and 6/3
1st number: 10/24, 2nd number: 2 0/3
1024 is smaller than 63
Steps for comparing fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 3 is 24
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24 - For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
1024 = 10 × 124 × 1 = 1024 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 8 = 24,
63 = 6 × 83 × 8 = 4824 - Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
- 1024 < 4824 or 1024 < 63
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