Compare 49/30 and 21/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 49/30 and 21/5

1^st number: 1 19/30, 2^nd number: 4 1/5

49/30 is smaller than 21/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 5 is 30

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 1 = 30,
49/30 = 49 × 1/30 × 1 = 49/30
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 6 = 30,
21/5 = 21 × 6/5 × 6 = 126/30
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/30 < 126/30 or 49/30 < 21/5

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