Compare 7/14 and 90/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/14 and 90/84

1^st number: 7/14, 2^nd number: 1 6/84

7/14 is smaller than 90/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 84 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 6 = 84,
7/14 = 7 × 6/14 × 6 = 42/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
90/84 = 90 × 1/84 × 1 = 90/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
42/84 < 90/84 or 7/14 < 90/84

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