Compare 50/3 and 9/63, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 50/3 and 9/63

1^st number: 16 2/3, 2^nd number: 9/63

50/3 is greater than 9/63

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 63 is 63

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 63
For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 21 = 63,
50/3 = 50 × 21/3 × 21 = 1050/63
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 1 = 63,
9/63 = 9 × 1/63 × 1 = 9/63
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1050/63 > 9/63 or 50/3 > 9/63

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