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Compare 21/25 and 40/60

21/25 is greater than 40/60

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 25 and 60 is 300

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 300
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 12 = 300,
    21/25 = 21 × 12/25 × 12 = 252/300
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 60 × 5 = 300,
    40/60 = 40 × 5/60 × 5 = 200/300
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 252/300 > 200/300 or 21/25 > 40/60

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