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Compare 35/25 and 5/20

1st number: 1 10/25, 2nd number: 5/20

35/25 is greater than 5/20

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 25 and 20 is 100

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 4 = 100,
    35/25 = 35 × 4/25 × 4 = 140/100
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
    5/20 = 5 × 5/20 × 5 = 25/100
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 140/100 > 25/100 or 35/25 > 5/20

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