Compare 49/60 and 21/63, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 49/60 and 21/63

49/60 is greater than 21/63

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 63 is 1260

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1260
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 21 = 1260,
49/60 = 49 × 21/60 × 21 = 1029/1260
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 20 = 1260,
21/63 = 21 × 20/63 × 20 = 420/1260
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1029/1260 > 420/1260 or 49/60 > 21/63

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