Compare 6/8 and 60/49
1st number: 6/8, 2nd number: 1 11/49
6/8 is smaller than 60/49
Steps for comparing fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 8 and 49 is 392
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 392 - For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 49 = 392,
6/8 = 6 × 49/8 × 49 = 294/392 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 8 = 392,
60/49 = 60 × 8/49 × 8 = 480/392 - Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
- 294/392 < 480/392 or 6/8 < 60/49
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