Compare 20/63 and 63/60, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/63 and 63/60

1^st number: 20/63, 2^nd number: 1 3/60

20/63 is smaller than 63/60

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 63 and 60 is 1260

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1260
For the 1st fraction, since 63 × 20 = 1260,
20/63 = 20 × 20/63 × 20 = 400/1260
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 60 × 21 = 1260,
63/60 = 63 × 21/60 × 21 = 1323/1260
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
400/1260 < 1323/1260 or 20/63 < 63/60

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