Question

First rewrite 2/5 and 1/20 so that they have a common denominator

Answer 1

EXPLANATION;

Given;

We are given the two numbers,

`(2)/(25)\text{ }and\text{ }(1)/(20)`

Required;

We are required to arrange them in order and the solution is as follows;

`\begin{gathered} (2)/(25)=(4)/(4)*(2)/(25) \\ \\ (2)/(25)=(8)/(100) \end{gathered}`
`(1)/(20)*(5)/(5)=(5)/(100)`

As we can see, the fractions have been replaced with equivalent and these are;

`(2)/(25)((8)/(100))>(1)/(20)((5)/(100))`

As we can see, eight out of 100 is greater than 5 out of 100. Therefore;

ANSWER:

`(2)/(25)>(1)/(20)`