Compare 5/72 and 35/12, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 5/72 and 35/12

1^st number: 5/72, 2^nd number: 2 11/12

5/72 is smaller than 35/12

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 72 and 12 is 72

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 72
For the 1st fraction, since 72 × 1 = 72,
5/72 = 5 × 1/72 × 1 = 5/72
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 12 × 6 = 72,
35/12 = 35 × 6/12 × 6 = 210/72
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5/72 < 210/72 or 5/72 < 35/12

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