Compare 49/98 and 50/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 49/98 and 50/49

1^st number: 49/98, 2^nd number: 1 1/49

49/98 is smaller than 50/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 98 and 49 is 98

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 98
For the 1st fraction, since 98 × 1 = 98,
49/98 = 49 × 1/98 × 1 = 49/98
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 2 = 98,
50/49 = 50 × 2/49 × 2 = 100/98
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/98 < 100/98 or 49/98 < 50/49

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