Compare 25/98 and 56/10, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/98 and 56/10

1^st number: 25/98, 2^nd number: 5 6/10

25/98 is smaller than 56/10

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 98 and 10 is 490

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 490
For the 1st fraction, since 98 × 5 = 490,
25/98 = 25 × 5/98 × 5 = 125/490
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 49 = 490,
56/10 = 56 × 49/10 × 49 = 2744/490
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
125/490 < 2744/490 or 25/98 < 56/10

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