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Compare 63/3 and 27/6

1st number: 21 0/3, 2nd number: 4 3/6

63/3 is greater than 27/6

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 3 and 6 is 6

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 6
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 2 = 6,
    63/3 = 63 × 2/3 × 2 = 126/6
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 1 = 6,
    27/6 = 27 × 1/6 × 1 = 27/6
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 126/6 > 27/6 or 63/3 > 27/6

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