Compare 40/42 and 75/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 40/42 and 75/6

1^st number: 40/42, 2^nd number: 12 3/6

40/42 is smaller than 75/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 42 and 6 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
40/42 = 40 × 1/42 × 1 = 40/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 7 = 42,
75/6 = 75 × 7/6 × 7 = 525/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
40/42 < 525/42 or 40/42 < 75/6

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