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Compare 60/7 and 21/63

1st number: 8 4/7, 2nd number: 21/63

60/7 is greater than 21/63

Steps for comparing fractions

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

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 63
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 7 × 9 = 63,
    60/7 = 60 × 9/7 × 9 = 540/63
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 1 = 63,
    21/63 = 21 × 1/63 × 1 = 21/63
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 540/63 > 21/63 or 60/7 > 21/63

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