Compare 27/75 and 49/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 27/75 and 49/25

1^st number: 27/75, 2^nd number: 1 24/25

27/75 is smaller than 49/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 25 is 75

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 75
For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 1 = 75,
27/75 = 27 × 1/75 × 1 = 27/75
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 3 = 75,
49/25 = 49 × 3/25 × 3 = 147/75
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
27/75 < 147/75 or 27/75 < 49/25

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