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Compare 49/25 and 40/8

1st number: 1 24/25, 2nd number: 5 0/8

49/25 is smaller than 40/8

Steps for comparing fractions

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

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 8 = 200,
    49/25 = 49 × 8/25 × 8 = 392/200
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
    40/8 = 40 × 25/8 × 25 = 1000/200
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 392/200 < 1000/200 or 49/25 < 40/8

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