Compare 40/16 and 49/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 40/16 and 49/18

1^st number: 2 8/16, 2^nd number: 2 13/18

40/16 is smaller than 49/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 18 is 144

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 144
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 9 = 144,
40/16 = 40 × 9/16 × 9 = 360/144
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 8 = 144,
49/18 = 49 × 8/18 × 8 = 392/144
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
360/144 < 392/144 or 40/16 < 49/18

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