Compare 63/50 and 81/48, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/50 and 81/48

1^st number: 1 13/50, 2^nd number: 1 33/48

63/50 is smaller than 81/48

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 48 is 1200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1200
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 24 = 1200,
63/50 = 63 × 24/50 × 24 = 1512/1200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 48 × 25 = 1200,
81/48 = 81 × 25/48 × 25 = 2025/1200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1512/1200 < 2025/1200 or 63/50 < 81/48

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