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Compare 21/40 and 2/60

21/40 is greater than 2/60

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 40 and 60 is 120

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 120
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 3 = 120,
    21/40 = 21 × 3/40 × 3 = 63/120
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 60 × 2 = 120,
    2/60 = 2 × 2/60 × 2 = 4/120
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 63/120 > 4/120 or 21/40 > 2/60

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