Two pipes fill a Jaipur tank. Pipe A fills 4/15 of the tank in an hour and Pipe B fills 2/9 of the tank in an hour. The faster pipe fills the larger fraction in one hour. Which pipe is faster?

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Pipe A. LCM of 15 and 9 is 45. 4/15 = 12/45 and 2/9 = 10/45. Since 12 > 10, Pipe A fills more per hour, so Pipe A is faster.

Two pipes fill a Jaipur tank. Pipe A fills $\frac{4}{15}$ of the tank in an hour and Pipe B fills $\frac{2}{9}$ of the tank in an hour.
The faster pipe fills the larger fraction in one hour.
Which pipe is faster?

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Two pipes fill a Jaipur tank. Pipe A fills $\frac{4}{15}$ of the tank in an hour and Pipe B fills $\frac{2}{9}$ of the tank in an hour.
The faster pipe fills the larger fraction in one hour.
Which pipe is faster?