Compare 84/24 and 63/20, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/24 and 63/20

1^st number: 3 12/24, 2^nd number: 3 3/20

84/24 is greater than 63/20

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 20 is 120

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 120
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 5 = 120,
84/24 = 84 × 5/24 × 5 = 420/120
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 6 = 120,
63/20 = 63 × 6/20 × 6 = 378/120
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
420/120 > 378/120 or 84/24 > 63/20

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