Compare 9/6 and 81/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 9/6 and 81/49

1^st number: 1 3/6, 2^nd number: 1 32/49

9/6 is smaller than 81/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 49 is 294

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 294
For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 49 = 294,
9/6 = 9 × 49/6 × 49 = 441/294
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 6 = 294,
81/49 = 81 × 6/49 × 6 = 486/294
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
441/294 < 486/294 or 9/6 < 81/49

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