Compare 20/21 and 98/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/21 and 98/84

1^st number: 20/21, 2^nd number: 1 14/84

20/21 is smaller than 98/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 84 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 4 = 84,
20/21 = 20 × 4/21 × 4 = 80/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
98/84 = 98 × 1/84 × 1 = 98/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
80/84 < 98/84 or 20/21 < 98/84

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