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Compare 30/54 and 7/18

30/54 is greater than 7/18

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 54 and 18 is 54

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 54
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 1 = 54,
    30/54 = 30 × 1/54 × 1 = 30/54
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 3 = 54,
    7/18 = 7 × 3/18 × 3 = 21/54
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 30/54 > 21/54 or 30/54 > 7/18

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