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Compare 98/42 and 16/9

1st number: 2 14/42, 2nd number: 1 7/9

98/42 is greater than 16/9

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 42 and 9 is 126

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 126
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 3 = 126,
    98/42 = 98 × 3/42 × 3 = 294/126
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 14 = 126,
    16/9 = 16 × 14/9 × 14 = 224/126
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 294/126 > 224/126 or 98/42 > 16/9

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