Compare 63/42 and 60/12, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/42 and 60/12

1^st number: 1 21/42, 2^nd number: 5 0/12

63/42 is smaller than 60/12

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 42 and 12 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 2 = 84,
63/42 = 63 × 2/42 × 2 = 126/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 12 × 7 = 84,
60/12 = 60 × 7/12 × 7 = 420/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
126/84 < 420/84 or 63/42 < 60/12

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