Compare 98/56 and 20/32, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/56 and 20/32

1^st number: 1 42/56, 2^nd number: 20/32

98/56 is greater than 20/32

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 56 and 32 is 224

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 224
For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 4 = 224,
98/56 = 98 × 4/56 × 4 = 392/224
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 32 × 7 = 224,
20/32 = 20 × 7/32 × 7 = 140/224
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
392/224 > 140/224 or 98/56 > 20/32

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