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2/5 as it is same as 6/15
multiply both parts by 3
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Is 4 fifteenths bigger than 2 fifths
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What is 2 thirds plus 3 fifths?
12 fifteenths (sure?)19 fifteenths = 10 fifteenths (2/3) + 9 fifteenths (3/5)
Is two fifths greater than seven fifteenths?
No, 2/5 = 0.4 7/15 = 0.47 0.47>0.4
Which is bigger 1 half or 2 fifths?
One half is bigger than two fifths because two fifths just before 2.5 fifths which is half.
What is two fifteenths of two fifths?
2/15 x 2/5=4/75
Which fraction is bigger 2 third or 4 fifth?
4 fifths is bigger than 2 thirds.
Bigger one third or two fifths?
It isn't. 1 third=5 fifteenths 1 fifth is 3 fifteenths so 2 fifths=6 fifteenths So 1/3 is less than 2/5 by 1/15
What fraction is bigger 2 5ths or 2 3ths?
Two fifths = six fifteenths, two thirds = ten fifteenths...
Is one third fifths bigger than?
When you have your two fractions you multiply the denominators to get the common denominator. So you would do 3x5=15, 15 is the common denominator. Now you cross multiply. you do 3x2=6 then 5x1=5. Now you have 5 fifteenths and 6 fifteenths. 5 fifteenths belongs to 1 third and 6 fifteenths belongs to 2 fifths. So now you can see that 2 FIFTHS is BIGGER than 1 third. ==================================== Or you could just convert the fractions into decimal form and see which one is bigger. 1/3 = 0.3333 2/5 = 0.4 <=== This one is bigger than 0.3333.
Is one fifth bigger than two thirds?
When you have your two fractions you multiply the denominators to get the common denominator. So you would do 3x5=15, 15 is the common denominator. Now you cross multiply. you do 3x2=6 then 5x1=5. Now you have 5 fifteenths and 6 fifteenths. 5 fifteenths belongs to 1 third and 6 fifteenths belongs to 2 fifths. So now you can see that 2 FIFTHS is BIGGER than 1 third. ==================================== Or you could just convert the fractions into decimal form and see which one is bigger. 1/3 = 0.3333 2/5 = 0.4 <=== This one is bigger than 0.3333.
Is two thirds bigger than one fifth?
When you have your two fractions you multiply the denominators to get the common denominator. So you would do 3x5=15, 15 is the common denominator. Now you cross multiply. you do 3x2=6 then 5x1=5. Now you have 5 fifteenths and 6 fifteenths. 5 fifteenths belongs to 1 third and 6 fifteenths belongs to 2 fifths. So now you can see that 2 FIFTHS is BIGGER than 1 third. ==================================== Or you could just convert the fractions into decimal form and see which one is bigger. 1/3 = 0.3333 2/5 = 0.4 <=== This one is bigger than 0.3333.
Is one third bigger than two fifths?
When you have your two fractions you multiply the denominators to get the common denominator. So you would do 3x5=15, 15 is the common denominator. Now you cross multiply. you do 3x2=6 then 5x1=5. Now you have 5 fifteenths and 6 fifteenths. 5 fifteenths belongs to 1 third and 6 fifteenths belongs to 2 fifths. So now you can see that 2 FIFTHS is BIGGER than 1 third. ==================================== Or you could just convert the fractions into decimal form and see which one is bigger. 1/3 = 0.3333 2/5 = 0.4 <=== This one is bigger than 0.3333.
What is 2 thirds plus 3 fifths?
12 fifteenths (sure?)19 fifteenths = 10 fifteenths (2/3) + 9 fifteenths (3/5)
What is 7 15ths - 2 5ths?
2 fifths is 6 fifteenths, so 7 fifteenths minus 6 fifteenths is 1 fifteenth.
What is 5 and two fifths minus -2 and seven fifteenths?
7
What is 1 third minus 2 fifths?
Converting to fifteenths, it is 5 fifteenths - 6 fifteenths, which gives minus one fifteenth.
is 4 fifteenths bigger or is 2 fifths?
Make the lower number the same them compare, as in 4/15 and 2/5 becomes 4/15 and 6/15 from 2x3/5x3 or 6/15 Answer 6/15 is bigger than 4/15 i.e. 2/5 is bigger.
What fraction is larger 2 fifths or 1 third and why?
Make them equivalent fractions with the same denominator then compare the numerators: 2/5 = 2x3/5x3 = 6/15 1/3 = 1x5/3x5 = 5/15 Two fifths is larger than one third as two fifths is equivalent to six fifteenths whereas one third is only equivalent to five fifteenths which is smaller than six fifteenths.
