Compare 98/32 and 60/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/32 and 60/24

1^st number: 3 2/32, 2^nd number: 2 12/24

98/32 is greater than 60/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 32 and 24 is 96

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 96
For the 1st fraction, since 32 × 3 = 96,
98/32 = 98 × 3/32 × 3 = 294/96
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 4 = 96,
60/24 = 60 × 4/24 × 4 = 240/96
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
294/96 > 240/96 or 98/32 > 60/24

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