Compare 36/4 and 18/72, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 36/4 and 18/72

1^st number: 9 0/4, 2^nd number: 18/72

36/4 is greater than 18/72

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 4 and 72 is 72

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 72
For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 18 = 72,
36/4 = 36 × 18/4 × 18 = 648/72
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 72 × 1 = 72,
18/72 = 18 × 1/72 × 1 = 18/72
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
648/72 > 18/72 or 36/4 > 18/72

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