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Compare 70/81 and 1/63

70/81 is greater than 1/63

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 81 and 63 is 567

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 567
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 81 × 7 = 567,
    70/81 = 70 × 7/81 × 7 = 490/567
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 9 = 567,
    1/63 = 1 × 9/63 × 9 = 9/567
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 490/567 > 9/567 or 70/81 > 1/63

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