Compare 80/2 and 21/10
1st number: 40 0/2, 2nd number: 2 1/10
80/2 is greater than 21/10
Steps for comparing fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 10 is 10
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 10 - For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 5 = 10,
80/2 = 80 × 5/2 × 5 = 400/10 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 1 = 10,
21/10 = 21 × 1/10 × 1 = 21/10 - Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
- 400/10 > 21/10 or 80/2 > 21/10
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