Compare 84/16 and 98/63, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/16 and 98/63

1^st number: 5 4/16, 2^nd number: 1 35/63

84/16 is greater than 98/63

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 63 is 1008

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1008
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 63 = 1008,
84/16 = 84 × 63/16 × 63 = 5292/1008
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 16 = 1008,
98/63 = 98 × 16/63 × 16 = 1568/1008
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5292/1008 > 1568/1008 or 84/16 > 98/63

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