Compare 25/12 and 40/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/12 and 40/14

1^st number: 2 1/12, 2^nd number: 2 12/14

25/12 is smaller than 40/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 14 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 7 = 84,
25/12 = 25 × 7/12 × 7 = 175/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 6 = 84,
40/14 = 40 × 6/14 × 6 = 240/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
175/84 < 240/84 or 25/12 < 40/14

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