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## Compare 50/18 and 42/16

1st number: 2 14/18, 2nd number: 2 10/16

50/18 is greater than 42/16

#### Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 18 and 16 is 144
2. For the 1st fraction, since 18 × 8 = 144,
50/18 = 50 × 8/18 × 8 = 400/144
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 9 = 144,
42/16 = 42 × 9/16 × 9 = 378/144
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 400/144 > 378/144 or 50/18 > 42/16

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