Compare 24/54 and 60/35, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/54 and 60/35

1^st number: 24/54, 2^nd number: 1 25/35

24/54 is smaller than 60/35

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 35 is 1890

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1890
For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 35 = 1890,
24/54 = 24 × 35/54 × 35 = 840/1890
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 35 × 54 = 1890,
60/35 = 60 × 54/35 × 54 = 3240/1890
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
840/1890 < 3240/1890 or 24/54 < 60/35

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