Compare 10/24 and 42/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/24 and 42/25

1^st number: 10/24, 2^nd number: 1 17/25

10/24 is smaller than 42/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 25 is 600

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 600
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 25 = 600,
10/24 = 10 × 25/24 × 25 = 250/600
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 24 = 600,
42/25 = 42 × 24/25 × 24 = 1008/600
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
250/600 < 1008/600 or 10/24 < 42/25

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