Compare 7/25 and 40/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/25 and 40/24

1^st number: 7/25, 2^nd number: 1 16/24

7/25 is smaller than 40/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 25 and 24 is 600

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 600
For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 24 = 600,
7/25 = 7 × 24/25 × 24 = 168/600
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 25 = 600,
40/24 = 40 × 25/24 × 25 = 1000/600
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
168/600 < 1000/600 or 7/25 < 40/24

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