Compare 20/84 and 98/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/84 and 98/6

1^st number: 20/84, 2^nd number: 16 2/6

20/84 is smaller than 98/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 6 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
20/84 = 20 × 1/84 × 1 = 20/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 14 = 84,
98/6 = 98 × 14/6 × 14 = 1372/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
20/84 < 1372/84 or 20/84 < 98/6

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