Compare 10/32 and 81/30, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/32 and 81/30

1^st number: 10/32, 2^nd number: 2 21/30

10/32 is smaller than 81/30

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 32 and 30 is 480

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 480
For the 1st fraction, since 32 × 15 = 480,
10/32 = 10 × 15/32 × 15 = 150/480
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 16 = 480,
81/30 = 81 × 16/30 × 16 = 1296/480
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
150/480 < 1296/480 or 10/32 < 81/30

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