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two fractions have the same numerator, but different denominators. is the fraction with the greater denominator greater than or less than the fraction with the lesser denominator
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two fractions have the same numerator, but different denominators. is the fraction with the greater denominator greater than or less than the fraction with the lesser denominator

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less than
if it was 10/2 and 10/5 10/2=5 and 10/5=2
does that make sense?
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The fraction with the greater denominator is less than the other fraction because a greater denominator means that it's split up into smaller pieces ( think of a pizza when it's split into a lot of pieces each piece is less pizza)
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