Compare 96/60 and 18/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 96/60 and 18/14

1^st number: 1 36/60, 2^nd number: 1 4/14

96/60 is greater than 18/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 14 is 420

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 7 = 420,
96/60 = 96 × 7/60 × 7 = 672/420
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 30 = 420,
18/14 = 18 × 30/14 × 30 = 540/420
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
672/420 > 540/420 or 96/60 > 18/14

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