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Compare 15/5 and 40/10

1st number: 3 0/5, 2nd number: 4 0/10

15/5 is smaller than 40/10

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 5 and 10 is 10

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 10
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 2 = 10,
    15/5 = 15 × 2/5 × 2 = 30/10
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 1 = 10,
    40/10 = 40 × 1/10 × 1 = 40/10
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 30/10 < 40/10 or 15/5 < 40/10

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