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## Compare 1/3 and 60/6

1st number: 1/3, 2nd number: 10 0/6

1/3 is smaller than 60/6

#### Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 6 is 6

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 6
2. For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 2 = 6,
1/3 = 1 × 2/3 × 2 = 2/6
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 1 = 6,
60/6 = 60 × 1/6 × 1 = 60/6
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 2/6 < 60/6 or 1/3 < 60/6

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