Compare 72/63 and 35/12, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 72/63 and 35/12

1^st number: 1 9/63, 2^nd number: 2 11/12

72/63 is smaller than 35/12

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 63 and 12 is 252

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 252
For the 1st fraction, since 63 × 4 = 252,
72/63 = 72 × 4/63 × 4 = 288/252
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 12 × 21 = 252,
35/12 = 35 × 21/12 × 21 = 735/252
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
288/252 < 735/252 or 72/63 < 35/12

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