Compare 20/9 and 98/42, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/9 and 98/42

1^st number: 2 2/9, 2^nd number: 2 14/42

20/9 is smaller than 98/42

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 9 and 42 is 126

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 126
For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 14 = 126,
20/9 = 20 × 14/9 × 14 = 280/126
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 3 = 126,
98/42 = 98 × 3/42 × 3 = 294/126
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/126 < 294/126 or 20/9 < 98/42

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