Compare 5/49 and 42/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 5/49 and 42/24

1^st number: 5/49, 2^nd number: 1 18/24

5/49 is smaller than 42/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 24 is 1176

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1176
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 24 = 1176,
5/49 = 5 × 24/49 × 24 = 120/1176
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 49 = 1176,
42/24 = 42 × 49/24 × 49 = 2058/1176
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
120/1176 < 2058/1176 or 5/49 < 42/24

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