Compare 35/14 and 60/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/14 and 60/9

1^st number: 2 7/14, 2^nd number: 6 6/9

35/14 is smaller than 60/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 9 is 126

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 126
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 9 = 126,
35/14 = 35 × 9/14 × 9 = 315/126
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 14 = 126,
60/9 = 60 × 14/9 × 14 = 840/126
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
315/126 < 840/126 or 35/14 < 60/9

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