Compare 5/64 and 35/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 5/64 and 35/9

1^st number: 5/64, 2^nd number: 3 8/9

5/64 is smaller than 35/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 64 and 9 is 576

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 576
For the 1st fraction, since 64 × 9 = 576,
5/64 = 5 × 9/64 × 9 = 45/576
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 64 = 576,
35/9 = 35 × 64/9 × 64 = 2240/576
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
45/576 < 2240/576 or 5/64 < 35/9

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