Compare 25/50 and 75/72, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/50 and 75/72

1^st number: 25/50, 2^nd number: 1 3/72

25/50 is smaller than 75/72

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 72 is 1800

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1800
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 36 = 1800,
25/50 = 25 × 36/50 × 36 = 900/1800
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 72 × 25 = 1800,
75/72 = 75 × 25/72 × 25 = 1875/1800
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
900/1800 < 1875/1800 or 25/50 < 75/72

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