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Compare 42/60 and 21/54

42/60 is greater than 21/54

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. 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
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 9 = 540,
    42/60 = 42 × 9/60 × 9 = 378/540
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 10 = 540,
    21/54 = 21 × 10/54 × 10 = 210/540
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 378/540 > 210/540 or 42/60 > 21/54

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