Compare 8/5 and 5/98, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 8/5 and 5/98

1^st number: 1 3/5, 2^nd number: 5/98

8/5 is greater than 5/98

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 5 and 98 is 490

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 490
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 98 = 490,
8/5 = 8 × 98/5 × 98 = 784/490
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 98 × 5 = 490,
5/98 = 5 × 5/98 × 5 = 25/490
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
784/490 > 25/490 or 8/5 > 5/98

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