Compare 42/75 and 7/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/75 and 7/5

1^st number: 42/75, 2^nd number: 1 2/5

42/75 is smaller than 7/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 5 is 75

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 75
For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 1 = 75,
42/75 = 42 × 1/75 × 1 = 42/75
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 15 = 75,
7/5 = 7 × 15/5 × 15 = 105/75
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
42/75 < 105/75 or 42/75 < 7/5

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