Compare 63/3 and 18/30, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/3 and 18/30

1^st number: 21 0/3, 2^nd number: 18/30

63/3 is greater than 18/30

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 30 is 30

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30
For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 10 = 30,
63/3 = 63 × 10/3 × 10 = 630/30
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 1 = 30,
18/30 = 18 × 1/30 × 1 = 18/30
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
630/30 > 18/30 or 63/3 > 18/30

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