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Compare 42/8 and 84/25

1st number: 5 2/8, 2nd number: 3 9/25

42/8 is greater than 84/25

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 8 and 25 is 200

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
    42/8 = 42 × 25/8 × 25 = 1050/200
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 8 = 200,
    84/25 = 84 × 8/25 × 8 = 672/200
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1050/200 > 672/200 or 42/8 > 84/25

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