Compare 14/40 and 84/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 14/40 and 84/16

1^st number: 14/40, 2^nd number: 5 4/16

14/40 is smaller than 84/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 40 and 16 is 80

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 2 = 80,
14/40 = 14 × 2/40 × 2 = 28/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
84/16 = 84 × 5/16 × 5 = 420/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
28/80 < 420/80 or 14/40 < 84/16

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