Compare 49/63 and 56/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 49/63 and 56/7

1^st number: 49/63, 2^nd number: 8 0/7

49/63 is smaller than 56/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 63 and 7 is 63

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 63
For the 1st fraction, since 63 × 1 = 63,
49/63 = 49 × 1/63 × 1 = 49/63
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 9 = 63,
56/7 = 56 × 9/7 × 9 = 504/63
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/63 < 504/63 or 49/63 < 56/7

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