Compare 42/5 and 20/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/5 and 20/16

1^st number: 8 2/5, 2^nd number: 1 4/16

42/5 is greater than 20/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 5 and 16 is 80

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 16 = 80,
42/5 = 42 × 16/5 × 16 = 672/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
20/16 = 20 × 5/16 × 5 = 100/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
672/80 > 100/80 or 42/5 > 20/16

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