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Compare 75/20 and 48/80

1st number: 3 15/20, 2nd number: 48/80

75/20 is greater than 48/80

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 20 and 80 is 80

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 4 = 80,
    75/20 = 75 × 4/20 × 4 = 300/80
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 80 × 1 = 80,
    48/80 = 48 × 1/80 × 1 = 48/80
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 300/80 > 48/80 or 75/20 > 48/80

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