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Compare 40/16 and 25/10

1st number: 2 8/16, 2nd number: 2 5/10

40/16 is equivalent to 25/10

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 16 and 10 is 80

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
    40/16 = 40 × 5/16 × 5 = 200/80
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 8 = 80,
    25/10 = 25 × 8/10 × 8 = 200/80
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 200/80 = 200/80 or 40/16 = 25/10

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