Compare 5/10 and 81/60, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 5/10 and 81/60

1^st number: 5/10, 2^nd number: 1 21/60

5/10 is smaller than 81/60

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 10 and 60 is 60

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60
For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 6 = 60,
5/10 = 5 × 6/10 × 6 = 30/60
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 60 × 1 = 60,
81/60 = 81 × 1/60 × 1 = 81/60
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
30/60 < 81/60 or 5/10 < 81/60

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