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Fill in the blank with a symbol that makes this statement true: 2/5 ____ 1/2

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The answer is 2/5 < 1/2


Because if you do common denominator which is 10 you get 2/5 as 4/10 and 1/2 as 5/10 so therefore 1/2 is greater
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