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Compare 72/6 and 35/28

1st number: 12 0/6, 2nd number: 1 7/28

72/6 is greater than 35/28

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 6 and 28 is 84

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 14 = 84,
    72/6 = 72 × 14/6 × 14 = 1008/84
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 3 = 84,
    35/28 = 35 × 3/28 × 3 = 105/84
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1008/84 > 105/84 or 72/6 > 35/28

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