Compare 21/20 and 5/50, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/20 and 5/50

1^st number: 1 1/20, 2^nd number: 5/50

21/20 is greater than 5/50

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 20 and 50 is 100

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
21/20 = 21 × 5/20 × 5 = 105/100
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 50 × 2 = 100,
5/50 = 5 × 2/50 × 2 = 10/100
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
105/100 > 10/100 or 21/20 > 5/50

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