is 61/100 bigger than, less than, or equal to 2/5

Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given the fraction:

61/10

2/5

Determine if the fraction whether the fractions are greater than, less than or equal to. 

Solution:

In order to easily determine what inequality sign will be used, we simply need to equate each fraction to decimal. This can be done by simply dividing the numerator with the denominator.

61/10
=6.1

2/5
=0.4

It can be seen that 61/10 is greater than 2/5.

61/10 > 2/5

Final answer:

61/10 > 2/5