Compare 25/21 and 98/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/21 and 98/49

1^st number: 1 4/21, 2^nd number: 2 0/49

25/21 is smaller than 98/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 49 is 147

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 147
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 7 = 147,
25/21 = 25 × 7/21 × 7 = 175/147
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 3 = 147,
98/49 = 98 × 3/49 × 3 = 294/147
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
175/147 < 294/147 or 25/21 < 98/49

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