Compare 42/35 and 5/10, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/35 and 5/10

1^st number: 1 7/35, 2^nd number: 5/10

42/35 is greater than 5/10

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 35 and 10 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 2 = 70,
42/35 = 42 × 2/35 × 2 = 84/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 7 = 70,
5/10 = 5 × 7/10 × 7 = 35/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
84/70 > 35/70 or 42/35 > 5/10

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