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Compare 75/84 and 6/10

75/84 is greater than 6/10

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 84 and 10 is 420

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 5 = 420,
    75/84 = 75 × 5/84 × 5 = 375/420
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 42 = 420,
    6/10 = 6 × 42/10 × 42 = 252/420
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 375/420 > 252/420 or 75/84 > 6/10

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