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Compare 63/40 and 4/10

1st number: 1 23/40, 2nd number: 4/10

63/40 is greater than 4/10

Steps for comparing fractions

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

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 40
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 1 = 40,
    63/40 = 63 × 1/40 × 1 = 63/40
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 4 = 40,
    4/10 = 4 × 4/10 × 4 = 16/40
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 63/40 > 16/40 or 63/40 > 4/10

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