Compare 4/8 and 60/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 4/8 and 60/25

1^st number: 4/8, 2^nd number: 2 10/25

4/8 is smaller than 60/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 8 and 25 is 200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
4/8 = 4 × 25/8 × 25 = 100/200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 8 = 200,
60/25 = 60 × 8/25 × 8 = 480/200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
100/200 < 480/200 or 4/8 < 60/25

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