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Compare 21/24 and 5/8

21/24 is greater than 5/8

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 24 and 8 is 24

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
    21/24 = 21 × 1/24 × 1 = 21/24
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 3 = 24,
    5/8 = 5 × 3/8 × 3 = 15/24
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 21/24 > 15/24 or 21/24 > 5/8

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