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Compare 1/9 and 75/27

1st number: 1/9, 2nd number: 2 21/27

1/9 is smaller than 75/27

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 9 and 27 is 27

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 27
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 3 = 27,
    1/9 = 1 × 3/9 × 3 = 3/27
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 1 = 27,
    75/27 = 75 × 1/27 × 1 = 75/27
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 3/27 < 75/27 or 1/9 < 75/27

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