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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.
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How do you change fraction into a mixed fraction?
let say for example you have 7 fifths. There are 5 fifths in a whole. You still have two fifths remaining and therefore the fraction becomes 1 and 2 fifths (1 2/5).
How can you write 7 fifths as an inproper fraction and as a mixed number?
Seven fifths is written as an improper fraction- one where the numerator is larger than the denominator- as 7/5. It is written as a mixed number- a number with an integer and a fraction- as 1 and 2/5.
What is 68 as a fraction?
six and four fifths, or thirty four fifths for top heavy fraction
What is 5 and 1 third divided by 2 and 2 fifths?
5 and 1 third divided by 2 and 2 fifths = 22/9
What is fraction 1 and 3 fifths multiplied by 15?
24
