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Compare 98/16 and 20/8

1^st number: 6 2/16, 2^nd number: 2 4/8

98/16 is greater than 20/8

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 16 and 8 is 16
   
   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 16
2. For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 1 = 16,
   98/16 = 98 × 1/16 × 1 = 98/16
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 2 = 16,
   20/8 = 20 × 2/8 × 2 = 40/16
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 98/16 > 40/16 or 98/16 > 20/8

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