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Compare 35/50 and 21/20

1st number: 35/50, 2nd number: 1 1/20

35/50 is smaller than 21/20

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 50 and 20 is 100

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 2 = 100,
    35/50 = 35 × 2/50 × 2 = 70/100
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
    21/20 = 21 × 5/20 × 5 = 105/100
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 70/100 < 105/100 or 35/50 < 21/20

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