Expressed as a decimal fraction, 2/5 is equal to 0.4.
Expressed as a decimal fraction, 1/3 is equal to 0.3 recurring (that is, 0.3333...)
Therefore, 1/3 is smaller than 2/5.
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One third is greater than two fifths.
two fifths is equal to 40% one third is only 33.33% so 40% is always better!
Six and one third is much bigger.
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.
Yes