Compare 10/9 and 42/64, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/9 and 42/64

1^st number: 1 1/9, 2^nd number: 42/64

10/9 is greater than 42/64

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 9 and 64 is 576

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 576
For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 64 = 576,
10/9 = 10 × 64/9 × 64 = 640/576
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 64 × 9 = 576,
42/64 = 42 × 9/64 × 9 = 378/576
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
640/576 > 378/576 or 10/9 > 42/64

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