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Compare 30/10 and 84/20

1st number: 3 0/10, 2nd number: 4 4/20

30/10 is smaller than 84/20

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 20 is 20

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 2 = 20,
    30/10 = 30 × 2/10 × 2 = 60/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 1 = 20,
    84/20 = 84 × 1/20 × 1 = 84/20
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 60/20 < 84/20 or 30/10 < 84/20

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