Compare 25/24 and 5/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/24 and 5/49

1^st number: 1 1/24, 2^nd number: 5/49

25/24 is greater than 5/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 49 is 1176

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1176
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 49 = 1176,
25/24 = 25 × 49/24 × 49 = 1225/1176
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 24 = 1176,
5/49 = 5 × 24/49 × 24 = 120/1176
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1225/1176 > 120/1176 or 25/24 > 5/49

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