Compare 25/36 and 49/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/36 and 49/24

1^st number: 25/36, 2^nd number: 2 1/24

25/36 is smaller than 49/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 36 and 24 is 72

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 72
For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 2 = 72,
25/36 = 25 × 2/36 × 2 = 50/72
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 3 = 72,
49/24 = 49 × 3/24 × 3 = 147/72
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
50/72 < 147/72 or 25/36 < 49/24

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