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Compare 98/28 and 28/56

1st number: 3 14/28, 2nd number: 28/56

98/28 is greater than 28/56

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 28 and 56 is 56

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 2 = 56,
    98/28 = 98 × 2/28 × 2 = 196/56
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
    28/56 = 28 × 1/56 × 1 = 28/56
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 196/56 > 28/56 or 98/28 > 28/56

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