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Compare 75/10 and 30/9

1st number: 7 5/10, 2nd number: 3 3/9

75/10 is greater than 30/9

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 9 is 90

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 90
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 9 = 90,
    75/10 = 75 × 9/10 × 9 = 675/90
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 10 = 90,
    30/9 = 30 × 10/9 × 10 = 300/90
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 675/90 > 300/90 or 75/10 > 30/9

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