Compare 98/60 and 21/54, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/60 and 21/54

1^st number: 1 38/60, 2^nd number: 21/54

98/60 is greater than 21/54

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 54 is 540

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 540
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 9 = 540,
98/60 = 98 × 9/60 × 9 = 882/540
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 10 = 540,
21/54 = 21 × 10/54 × 10 = 210/540
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
882/540 > 210/540 or 98/60 > 21/54

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