Compare 7/14 and 75/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/14 and 75/49

1^st number: 7/14, 2^nd number: 1 26/49

7/14 is smaller than 75/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 49 is 98

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 98
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 7 = 98,
7/14 = 7 × 7/14 × 7 = 49/98
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 2 = 98,
75/49 = 75 × 2/49 × 2 = 150/98
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/98 < 150/98 or 7/14 < 75/49

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