Why is 4/6 less than 5/7

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lcm = 2 x 3 x 7 = 42

4/6 = 28/42
5/7 = 30/42

28/42 is less than 30/42
4/6 is less than 5/7

TheDiveO answered Aug 8, 2017

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If you take 4/6, you divide so it will be 0.6667... and then if you take 5/7 you divide again, and then it will be 0.7143...

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