Compare 30/49 and 63/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 30/49 and 63/9

1^st number: 30/49, 2^nd number: 7 0/9

30/49 is smaller than 63/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 9 is 441

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 441
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 9 = 441,
30/49 = 30 × 9/49 × 9 = 270/441
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 49 = 441,
63/9 = 63 × 49/9 × 49 = 3087/441
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
270/441 < 3087/441 or 30/49 < 63/9

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