No, 2/5 is less than 1/2.
The least common multiple of 5 and 2 is 10.
2/5 = 4/10
1/2 = 5/10
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2/5 = 16/40 5/8 = 25/40 5/8 is bigger than 2/5.
Fifths doesn't go into 2 and 1/2 evenly. It would be about twelve fifths.
One third = 1/3 = 0.33333 Three Fifth = 3/5 = 0.6 Obviously Three Fifths is greater than One Third
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