Compare 42/40 and 70/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/40 and 70/56

1^st number: 1 2/40, 2^nd number: 1 14/56

42/40 is smaller than 70/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 40 and 56 is 280

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 280
For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 7 = 280,
42/40 = 42 × 7/40 × 7 = 294/280
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 5 = 280,
70/56 = 70 × 5/56 × 5 = 350/280
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
294/280 < 350/280 or 42/40 < 70/56

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