Compare 27/30 and 49/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 27/30 and 49/25

1^st number: 27/30, 2^nd number: 1 24/25

27/30 is smaller than 49/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 25 is 150

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 150
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 5 = 150,
27/30 = 27 × 5/30 × 5 = 135/150
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 6 = 150,
49/25 = 49 × 6/25 × 6 = 294/150
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
135/150 < 294/150 or 27/30 < 49/25

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