Compare 9/3 and 98/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 9/3 and 98/25

1^st number: 3 0/3, 2^nd number: 3 23/25

9/3 is smaller than 98/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 25 is 75

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 75
For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 25 = 75,
9/3 = 9 × 25/3 × 25 = 225/75
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 3 = 75,
98/25 = 98 × 3/25 × 3 = 294/75
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
225/75 < 294/75 or 9/3 < 98/25

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