Compare 70/16 and 40/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/16 and 40/3

1^st number: 4 6/16, 2^nd number: 13 1/3

70/16 is smaller than 40/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 3 is 48

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 48
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 3 = 48,
70/16 = 70 × 3/16 × 3 = 210/48
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 16 = 48,
40/3 = 40 × 16/3 × 16 = 640/48
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
210/48 < 640/48 or 70/16 < 40/3

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