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Compare 48/64 and 5/20

48/64 is greater than 5/20

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 64 and 20 is 320

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 320
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 64 × 5 = 320,
    48/64 = 48 × 5/64 × 5 = 240/320
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 16 = 320,
    5/20 = 5 × 16/20 × 16 = 80/320
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 240/320 > 80/320 or 48/64 > 5/20

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