Compare 20/3 and 84/36, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/3 and 84/36

1^st number: 6 2/3, 2^nd number: 2 12/36

20/3 is greater than 84/36

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 36 is 36

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 12 = 36,
20/3 = 20 × 12/3 × 12 = 240/36
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
84/36 = 84 × 1/36 × 1 = 84/36
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
240/36 > 84/36 or 20/3 > 84/36

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