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Compare 21/14 and 10/98

1^st number: 1 7/14, 2^nd number: 10/98

21/14 is greater than 10/98

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 14 and 98 is 98
2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 7 = 98,
   21/14 = 21 × 7/14 × 7 = 147/98
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 98 × 1 = 98,
   10/98 = 10 × 1/98 × 1 = 10/98
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 147/98 > 10/98 or 21/14 > 10/98

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