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Compare 3/4 and 10/40

3/4 is greater than 10/40

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 4 and 40 is 40

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 40
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 10 = 40,
    3/4 = 3 × 10/4 × 10 = 30/40
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 40 × 1 = 40,
    10/40 = 10 × 1/40 × 1 = 10/40
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 30/40 > 10/40 or 3/4 > 10/40

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