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Compare 40/9 and 3/18

1st number: 4 4/9, 2nd number: 3/18

40/9 is greater than 3/18

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 9 and 18 is 18

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 18
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 2 = 18,
    40/9 = 40 × 2/9 × 2 = 80/18
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 1 = 18,
    3/18 = 3 × 1/18 × 1 = 3/18
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 80/18 > 3/18 or 40/9 > 3/18

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