Compare 98/28 and 56/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/28 and 56/8

1^st number: 3 14/28, 2^nd number: 7 0/8

98/28 is smaller than 56/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 8 is 56

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 2 = 56,
98/28 = 98 × 2/28 × 2 = 196/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 7 = 56,
56/8 = 56 × 7/8 × 7 = 392/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
196/56 < 392/56 or 98/28 < 56/8

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