Compare 98/64 and 21/75, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/64 and 21/75

1^st number: 1 34/64, 2^nd number: 21/75

98/64 is greater than 21/75

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 64 and 75 is 4800

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 4800
For the 1st fraction, since 64 × 75 = 4800,
98/64 = 98 × 75/64 × 75 = 7350/4800
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 75 × 64 = 4800,
21/75 = 21 × 64/75 × 64 = 1344/4800
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
7350/4800 > 1344/4800 or 98/64 > 21/75

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