Compare 50/30 and 70/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 50/30 and 70/49

1^st number: 1 20/30, 2^nd number: 1 21/49

50/30 is greater than 70/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 49 is 1470

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1470
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 49 = 1470,
50/30 = 50 × 49/30 × 49 = 2450/1470
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 30 = 1470,
70/49 = 70 × 30/49 × 30 = 2100/1470
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
2450/1470 > 2100/1470 or 50/30 > 70/49

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