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Compare 16/2 and 3/10

1st number: 8 0/2, 2nd number: 3/10

16/2 is greater than 3/10

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 2 and 10 is 10

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 10
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 5 = 10,
    16/2 = 16 × 5/2 × 5 = 80/10
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 1 = 10,
    3/10 = 3 × 1/10 × 1 = 3/10
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 80/10 > 3/10 or 16/2 > 3/10

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