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Compare 48/4 and 24/5

1st number: 12 0/4, 2nd number: 4 4/5

48/4 is greater than 24/5

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 4 and 5 is 20

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 5 = 20,
    48/4 = 48 × 5/4 × 5 = 240/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 4 = 20,
    24/5 = 24 × 4/5 × 4 = 96/20
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 240/20 > 96/20 or 48/4 > 24/5

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