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Compare 42/16 and 28/3

1st number: 2 10/16, 2nd number: 9 1/3

42/16 is smaller than 28/3

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 16 and 3 is 48
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 3 = 48,
    42/16 = 42 × 3/16 × 3 = 126/48
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 16 = 48,
    28/3 = 28 × 16/3 × 16 = 448/48
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 126/48 < 448/48 or 42/16 < 28/3

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