Compare 7/25 and 63/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/25 and 63/9

1^st number: 7/25, 2^nd number: 7 0/9

7/25 is smaller than 63/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 25 and 9 is 225

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 225
For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 9 = 225,
7/25 = 7 × 9/25 × 9 = 63/225
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 25 = 225,
63/9 = 63 × 25/9 × 25 = 1575/225
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
63/225 < 1575/225 or 7/25 < 63/9

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