Compare 28/49 and 49/27, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 28/49 and 49/27

1^st number: 28/49, 2^nd number: 1 22/27

28/49 is smaller than 49/27

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 27 is 1323

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1323
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 27 = 1323,
28/49 = 28 × 27/49 × 27 = 756/1323
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 49 = 1323,
49/27 = 49 × 49/27 × 49 = 2401/1323
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
756/1323 < 2401/1323 or 28/49 < 49/27

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