Compare 4/12 and 81/50, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 4/12 and 81/50

1^st number: 4/12, 2^nd number: 1 31/50

4/12 is smaller than 81/50

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 50 is 300

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 300
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 25 = 300,
4/12 = 4 × 25/12 × 25 = 100/300
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 50 × 6 = 300,
81/50 = 81 × 6/50 × 6 = 486/300
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
100/300 < 486/300 or 4/12 < 81/50

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