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Compare 1/20 and 98/4

1st number: 1/20, 2nd number: 24 2/4

1/20 is smaller than 98/4

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 20 and 4 is 20

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 1 = 20,
    1/20 = 1 × 1/20 × 1 = 1/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 4 × 5 = 20,
    98/4 = 98 × 5/4 × 5 = 490/20
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1/20 < 490/20 or 1/20 < 98/4

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