Compare 21/50 and 35/10, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/50 and 35/10

1^st number: 21/50, 2^nd number: 3 5/10

21/50 is smaller than 35/10

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 10 is 50

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 50
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 1 = 50,
21/50 = 21 × 1/50 × 1 = 21/50
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 5 = 50,
35/10 = 35 × 5/10 × 5 = 175/50
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
21/50 < 175/50 or 21/50 < 35/10

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