Compare 49/64 and 20/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 49/64 and 20/8

1^st number: 49/64, 2^nd number: 2 4/8

49/64 is smaller than 20/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 64 and 8 is 64

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 64
For the 1st fraction, since 64 × 1 = 64,
49/64 = 49 × 1/64 × 1 = 49/64
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 8 = 64,
20/8 = 20 × 8/8 × 8 = 160/64
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/64 < 160/64 or 49/64 < 20/8

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