Compare 27/84 and 35/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 27/84 and 35/18

1^st number: 27/84, 2^nd number: 1 17/18

27/84 is smaller than 35/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 18 is 252

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 252
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 3 = 252,
27/84 = 27 × 3/84 × 3 = 81/252
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 14 = 252,
35/18 = 35 × 14/18 × 14 = 490/252
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
81/252 < 490/252 or 27/84 < 35/18

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