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Compare 21/27 and 56/49

1st number: 21/27, 2nd number: 1 7/49

21/27 is smaller than 56/49

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 27 and 49 is 1323

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1323
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 49 = 1323,
    21/27 = 21 × 49/27 × 49 = 1029/1323
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 27 = 1323,
    56/49 = 56 × 27/49 × 27 = 1512/1323
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1029/1323 < 1512/1323 or 21/27 < 56/49

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