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Compare 5/4 and 60/24

1st number: 1 1/4, 2nd number: 2 12/24

5/4 is smaller than 60/24

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 4 and 24 is 24

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 6 = 24,
    5/4 = 5 × 6/4 × 6 = 30/24
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
    60/24 = 60 × 1/24 × 1 = 60/24
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 30/24 < 60/24 or 5/4 < 60/24

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