Compare 98/8 and 20/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 98/8 and 20/16

1^st number: 12 2/8, 2^nd number: 1 4/16

98/8 is greater than 20/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 8 and 16 is 16

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 16
For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 2 = 16,
98/8 = 98 × 2/8 × 2 = 196/16
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 1 = 16,
20/16 = 20 × 1/16 × 1 = 20/16
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
196/16 > 20/16 or 98/8 > 20/16

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