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Question
How quickly can you do this? Fill appropriate sign.
`3/5 ☐ 2/3`
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Solution
`3/5 bb(<) 2/3`
Explanation:
`3/5 = ((3 × 3))/((5 × 3))`
= `9/15`
`2/3 = ((2 × 5))/((3 × 5))`
= `10/15`
Here, between `9/15` and `10/15` both have the same denominators.
Hence, the fraction having a greater numerator will be the greater.
∴ `3/5 < 2/3`
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