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Compare 21/25 and 35/50

21/25 is greater than 35/50

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 25 and 50 is 50

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 50
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 2 = 50,
    21/25 = 21 × 2/25 × 2 = 42/50
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 50 × 1 = 50,
    35/50 = 35 × 1/50 × 1 = 35/50
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 42/50 > 35/50 or 21/25 > 35/50

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