Compare 48/21 and 81/50, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/21 and 81/50

1^st number: 2 6/21, 2^nd number: 1 31/50

48/21 is greater than 81/50

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 50 is 1050

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
48/21 = 48 × 50/21 × 50 = 2400/1050
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
81/50 = 81 × 21/50 × 21 = 1701/1050
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
2400/1050 > 1701/1050 or 48/21 > 81/50

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