Compare 42/16 and 28/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/16 and 28/3

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

42/16 is smaller than 28/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 3 is 48

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 48
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 3 = 48,
42/16 = 42 × 3/16 × 3 = 126/48
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 16 = 48,
28/3 = 28 × 16/3 × 16 = 448/48
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
126/48 < 448/48 or 42/16 < 28/3

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