Compare 63/9 and 54/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/9 and 54/18

1^st number: 7 0/9, 2^nd number: 3 0/18

63/9 is greater than 54/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 9 and 18 is 18

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 18
For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 2 = 18,
63/9 = 63 × 2/9 × 2 = 126/18
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 1 = 18,
54/18 = 54 × 1/18 × 1 = 54/18
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
126/18 > 54/18 or 63/9 > 54/18

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