Compare 6/20 and 72/54, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 6/20 and 72/54

1^st number: 6/20, 2^nd number: 1 18/54

6/20 is smaller than 72/54

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 20 and 54 is 540

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 540
For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 27 = 540,
6/20 = 6 × 27/20 × 27 = 162/540
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 10 = 540,
72/54 = 72 × 10/54 × 10 = 720/540
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
162/540 < 720/540 or 6/20 < 72/54

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