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Question
Look at the figures and write ‘<’ or ‘>’, ‘=’ between the given pairs of fractions.
`3/4 ☐ 2/6`
Options
<
>
=
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Solution
`3/4 bb(>) 2/6`
Explanation:
`3/4 = ((3 × 3))/((4 × 3))`
= `9/12`
`2/6 = ((2 × 2))/((6 × 2))`
= `4/12`
Between `4/12, 9/12`
Both fractions have the same denominators.
So, the fraction having a greater numerator will be the greater.
∴ `9/12 > 4/12`
`3/4 > 2/6`
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