Compare 2/50 and 48/21, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 2/50 and 48/21

1^st number: 2/50, 2^nd number: 2 6/21

2/50 is smaller than 48/21

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 21 is 1050

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
2/50 = 2 × 21/50 × 21 = 42/1050
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
48/21 = 48 × 50/21 × 50 = 2400/1050
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
42/1050 < 2400/1050 or 2/50 < 48/21

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