Compare 35/27 and 42/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/27 and 42/6

1^st number: 1 8/27, 2^nd number: 7 0/6

35/27 is smaller than 42/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 6 is 54

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 54
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 2 = 54,
35/27 = 35 × 2/27 × 2 = 70/54
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 9 = 54,
42/6 = 42 × 9/6 × 9 = 378/54
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/54 < 378/54 or 35/27 < 42/6

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