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Compare 81/84 and 35/30

1st number: 81/84, 2nd number: 1 5/30

81/84 is smaller than 35/30

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 84 and 30 is 420

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 5 = 420,
    81/84 = 81 × 5/84 × 5 = 405/420
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 14 = 420,
    35/30 = 35 × 14/30 × 14 = 490/420
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 405/420 < 490/420 or 81/84 < 35/30

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