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Compare 16/10 and 2/5

1st number: 1 6/10, 2nd number: 2/5

16/10 is greater than 2/5

Steps for comparing fractions

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

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

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