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Compare 56/20 and 40/5

1st number: 2 16/20, 2nd number: 8 0/5

56/20 is smaller than 40/5

Steps for comparing fractions

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

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 1 = 20,
    56/20 = 56 × 1/20 × 1 = 56/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 4 = 20,
    40/5 = 40 × 4/5 × 4 = 160/20
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 56/20 < 160/20 or 56/20 < 40/5

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