Compare 63/36 and 81/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/36 and 81/25

1^st number: 1 27/36, 2^nd number: 3 6/25

63/36 is smaller than 81/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 36 and 25 is 900

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 900
For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 25 = 900,
63/36 = 63 × 25/36 × 25 = 1575/900
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 36 = 900,
81/25 = 81 × 36/25 × 36 = 2916/900
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1575/900 < 2916/900 or 63/36 < 81/25

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