Compare 16/12 and 49/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 16/12 and 49/18

1^st number: 1 4/12, 2^nd number: 2 13/18

16/12 is smaller than 49/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 18 is 36

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 3 = 36,
16/12 = 16 × 3/12 × 3 = 48/36
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 2 = 36,
49/18 = 49 × 2/18 × 2 = 98/36
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
48/36 < 98/36 or 16/12 < 49/18

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