Compare 48/21 and 7/20, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/21 and 7/20

1^st number: 2 6/21, 2^nd number: 7/20

48/21 is greater than 7/20

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 20 is 420

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 20 = 420,
48/21 = 48 × 20/21 × 20 = 960/420
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 21 = 420,
7/20 = 7 × 21/20 × 21 = 147/420
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
960/420 > 147/420 or 48/21 > 7/20

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