Compare 40/84 and 9/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 40/84 and 9/6

1^st number: 40/84, 2^nd number: 1 3/6

40/84 is smaller than 9/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 6 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
40/84 = 40 × 1/84 × 1 = 40/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 14 = 84,
9/6 = 9 × 14/6 × 14 = 126/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
40/84 < 126/84 or 40/84 < 9/6

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