Compare 35/60 and 63/54, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/60 and 63/54

1^st number: 35/60, 2^nd number: 1 9/54

35/60 is smaller than 63/54

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 54 is 540

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 540
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 9 = 540,
35/60 = 35 × 9/60 × 9 = 315/540
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 10 = 540,
63/54 = 63 × 10/54 × 10 = 630/540
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
315/540 < 630/540 or 35/60 < 63/54

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