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Compare 49/20 and 20/96

1st number: 2 9/20, 2nd number: 20/96

49/20 is greater than 20/96

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 20 and 96 is 480

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 480
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 24 = 480,
    49/20 = 49 × 24/20 × 24 = 1176/480
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 96 × 5 = 480,
    20/96 = 20 × 5/96 × 5 = 100/480
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1176/480 > 100/480 or 49/20 > 20/96

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