Compare 10/5 and 80/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/5 and 80/24

1^st number: 2 0/5, 2^nd number: 3 8/24

10/5 is smaller than 80/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 5 and 24 is 120

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 120
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 24 = 120,
10/5 = 10 × 24/5 × 24 = 240/120
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 5 = 120,
80/24 = 80 × 5/24 × 5 = 400/120
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
240/120 < 400/120 or 10/5 < 80/24

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