Compare 84/10 and 40/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/10 and 40/8

1^st number: 8 4/10, 2^nd number: 5 0/8

84/10 is greater than 40/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 10 and 8 is 40

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 40
For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 4 = 40,
84/10 = 84 × 4/10 × 4 = 336/40
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 5 = 40,
40/8 = 40 × 5/8 × 5 = 200/40
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
336/40 > 200/40 or 84/10 > 40/8

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