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Compare 36/40 and 75/5

1^st number: 36/40, 2^nd number: 15 0/5

36/40 is smaller than 75/5

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 40 and 5 is 40
2. For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 1 = 40,
   36/40 = 36 × 1/40 × 1 = 36/40
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 8 = 40,
   75/5 = 75 × 8/5 × 8 = 600/40
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 36/40 < 600/40 or 36/40 < 75/5

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