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Compare 35/63 and 10/25

35/63 is greater than 10/25

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 63 and 25 is 1575

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1575
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 63 × 25 = 1575,
    35/63 = 35 × 25/63 × 25 = 875/1575
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 63 = 1575,
    10/25 = 10 × 63/25 × 63 = 630/1575
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 875/1575 > 630/1575 or 35/63 > 10/25

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