Compare 20/98 and 35/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/98 and 35/18

1^st number: 20/98, 2^nd number: 1 17/18

20/98 is smaller than 35/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 98 and 18 is 882

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 882
For the 1st fraction, since 98 × 9 = 882,
20/98 = 20 × 9/98 × 9 = 180/882
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 49 = 882,
35/18 = 35 × 49/18 × 49 = 1715/882
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
180/882 < 1715/882 or 20/98 < 35/18

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