Compare 63/42 and 54/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/42 and 54/6

1^st number: 1 21/42, 2^nd number: 9 0/6

63/42 is smaller than 54/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 42 and 6 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
63/42 = 63 × 1/42 × 1 = 63/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 7 = 42,
54/6 = 54 × 7/6 × 7 = 378/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
63/42 < 378/42 or 63/42 < 54/6

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