To compare 3/5 and 5/6th we need to convert them to a common denominator so if we multiply their denominators we get 5x6 = 30 but we must multlply the numerator by the same number so 3/5 = 18/30th and 5/6 = 25/30 so we see that 25/30 is greater than 18/30th or then 5/6 is greater than 3/5.