Compare 10/7 and 42/81, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/7 and 42/81

1^st number: 1 3/7, 2^nd number: 42/81

10/7 is greater than 42/81

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 7 and 81 is 567

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 567
For the 1st fraction, since 7 × 81 = 567,
10/7 = 10 × 81/7 × 81 = 810/567
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 81 × 7 = 567,
42/81 = 42 × 7/81 × 7 = 294/567
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
810/567 > 294/567 or 10/7 > 42/81

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