Compare 6/24 and 98/75, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 6/24 and 98/75

1^st number: 6/24, 2^nd number: 1 23/75

6/24 is smaller than 98/75

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 75 is 600

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 600
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 25 = 600,
6/24 = 6 × 25/24 × 25 = 150/600
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 75 × 8 = 600,
98/75 = 98 × 8/75 × 8 = 784/600
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
150/600 < 784/600 or 6/24 < 98/75

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