Compare 8/30 and 42/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 8/30 and 42/14

1^st number: 8/30, 2^nd number: 3 0/14

8/30 is smaller than 42/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 14 is 210

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 210
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 7 = 210,
8/30 = 8 × 7/30 × 7 = 56/210
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 15 = 210,
42/14 = 42 × 15/14 × 15 = 630/210
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
56/210 < 630/210 or 8/30 < 42/14

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