Compare 42/20 and 7/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/20 and 7/25

1^st number: 2 2/20, 2^nd number: 7/25

42/20 is greater than 7/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 20 and 25 is 100

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
42/20 = 42 × 5/20 × 5 = 210/100
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 4 = 100,
7/25 = 7 × 4/25 × 4 = 28/100
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
210/100 > 28/100 or 42/20 > 7/25

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