Question

Compare 2/5 and 4/7
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Answer 1

Answer:

4/7 is greater than 2/5

Explanation :

First Method-

$\frac{4}{7} . \frac{5}{5} = \frac{20}{35}$

$\frac{2}{5} . \frac{7}{7} = \frac{14}{35}$

$\frac{20}{35} > \frac{14}{35}$

• 4/7 is greater than 2/5

Second Method-

As you can see, it can't be reduced to its lowest form. When you're comparing both of them, you can convert them into decimals if its required.

$\frac{4}{7}$ decimal form will be 0.5 or 0.571

$\frac{2}{5}$ decimal form will be 0.4

You can now compare which one's greater, it is 4/7