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Which is greater 2/5 or 2/7

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2/5 is greater because the denominator is smaller, meaning that there are less pieces of the whole number cut up.

User Houdinisparks
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2/5. Since the denominator is smaller in 2/5, that means it is closer to 1, therefore making it bigger.
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