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Compare 60/10 and 63/40

1st number: 6 0/10, 2nd number: 1 23/40

60/10 is greater than 63/40

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 40 is 40

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 40
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 4 = 40,
    60/10 = 60 × 4/10 × 4 = 240/40
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 40 × 1 = 40,
    63/40 = 63 × 1/40 × 1 = 63/40
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 240/40 > 63/40 or 60/10 > 63/40

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