Compare 25/60 and 24/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/60 and 24/6

1^st number: 25/60, 2^nd number: 4 0/6

25/60 is smaller than 24/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 6 is 60

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 1 = 60,
25/60 = 25 × 1/60 × 1 = 25/60
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 10 = 60,
24/6 = 24 × 10/6 × 10 = 240/60
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
25/60 < 240/60 or 25/60 < 24/6

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