Compare 60/50 and 30/42, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 60/50 and 30/42

1^st number: 1 10/50, 2^nd number: 30/42

60/50 is greater than 30/42

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 42 is 1050

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
60/50 = 60 × 21/50 × 21 = 1260/1050
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 25 = 1050,
30/42 = 30 × 25/42 × 25 = 750/1050
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1260/1050 > 750/1050 or 60/50 > 30/42

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