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Compare 27/3 and 8/81

1st number: 9 0/3, 2nd number: 8/81

27/3 is greater than 8/81

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 3 and 81 is 81

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 81
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 27 = 81,
    27/3 = 27 × 27/3 × 27 = 729/81
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 81 × 1 = 81,
    8/81 = 8 × 1/81 × 1 = 8/81
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 729/81 > 8/81 or 27/3 > 8/81

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