Compare 5/60 and 63/21, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 5/60 and 63/21

1^st number: 5/60, 2^nd number: 3 0/21

5/60 is smaller than 63/21

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 21 is 420

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 7 = 420,
5/60 = 5 × 7/60 × 7 = 35/420
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 20 = 420,
63/21 = 63 × 20/21 × 20 = 1260/420
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
35/420 < 1260/420 or 5/60 < 63/21

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