Compare 70/30 and 40/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/30 and 40/3

1^st number: 2 10/30, 2^nd number: 13 1/3

70/30 is smaller than 40/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 3 is 30

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 1 = 30,
70/30 = 70 × 1/30 × 1 = 70/30
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 10 = 30,
40/3 = 40 × 10/3 × 10 = 400/30
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/30 < 400/30 or 70/30 < 40/3

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