Compare 3/7 and 63/30, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 3/7 and 63/30

1^st number: 3/7, 2^nd number: 2 3/30

3/7 is smaller than 63/30

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 7 and 30 is 210

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 210
For the 1st fraction, since 7 × 30 = 210,
3/7 = 3 × 30/7 × 30 = 90/210
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 7 = 210,
63/30 = 63 × 7/30 × 7 = 441/210
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
90/210 < 441/210 or 3/7 < 63/30

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