Compare 35/54 and 42/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/54 and 42/6

1^st number: 35/54, 2^nd number: 7 0/6

35/54 is smaller than 42/6

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

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 54
For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 1 = 54,
35/54 = 35 × 1/54 × 1 = 35/54
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
35/54 < 378/54 or 35/54 < 42/6

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