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Compare 30/9 and 3/81

1^st number: 3 3/9, 2^nd number: 3/81

30/9 is greater than 3/81

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 9 and 81 is 81
   
   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 81
2. For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 9 = 81,
   30/9 = 30 × 9/9 × 9 = 270/81
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 81 × 1 = 81,
   3/81 = 3 × 1/81 × 1 = 3/81
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 270/81 > 3/81 or 30/9 > 3/81

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