Compare 63/28 and 18/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/28 and 18/5

1^st number: 2 7/28, 2^nd number: 3 3/5

63/28 is smaller than 18/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 5 is 140

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 140
For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 5 = 140,
63/28 = 63 × 5/28 × 5 = 315/140
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 28 = 140,
18/5 = 18 × 28/5 × 28 = 504/140
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
315/140 < 504/140 or 63/28 < 18/5

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