Compare 7/20 and 63/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/20 and 63/9

1^st number: 7/20, 2^nd number: 7 0/9

7/20 is smaller than 63/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 20 and 9 is 180

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 180
For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 9 = 180,
7/20 = 7 × 9/20 × 9 = 63/180
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 20 = 180,
63/9 = 63 × 20/9 × 20 = 1260/180
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
63/180 < 1260/180 or 7/20 < 63/9

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