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Compare 30/80 and 8/84

30/80 is greater than 8/84

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 80 and 84 is 1680

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1680
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 80 × 21 = 1680,
    30/80 = 30 × 21/80 × 21 = 630/1680
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 20 = 1680,
    8/84 = 8 × 20/84 × 20 = 160/1680
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 630/1680 > 160/1680 or 30/80 > 8/84

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