Compare 7/84 and 98/30, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/84 and 98/30

1^st number: 7/84, 2^nd number: 3 8/30

7/84 is smaller than 98/30

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 30 is 420

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 5 = 420,
7/84 = 7 × 5/84 × 5 = 35/420
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 14 = 420,
98/30 = 98 × 14/30 × 14 = 1372/420
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
35/420 < 1372/420 or 7/84 < 98/30

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