Compare 98/50 and 24/21, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/50 and 24/21

1^st number: 1 48/50, 2^nd number: 1 3/21

98/50 is greater than 24/21

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 21 is 1050

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
98/50 = 98 × 21/50 × 21 = 2058/1050
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
24/21 = 24 × 50/21 × 50 = 1200/1050
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
2058/1050 > 1200/1050 or 98/50 > 24/21

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