Compare 15/16 and 72/28, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/16 and 72/28

1^st number: 15/16, 2^nd number: 2 16/28

15/16 is smaller than 72/28

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 28 is 112

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 112
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 7 = 112,
15/16 = 15 × 7/16 × 7 = 105/112
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 4 = 112,
72/28 = 72 × 4/28 × 4 = 288/112
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
105/112 < 288/112 or 15/16 < 72/28

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