Compare 15/32 and 48/28, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/32 and 48/28

1^st number: 15/32, 2^nd number: 1 20/28

15/32 is smaller than 48/28

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 32 and 28 is 224

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 224
For the 1st fraction, since 32 × 7 = 224,
15/32 = 15 × 7/32 × 7 = 105/224
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 8 = 224,
48/28 = 48 × 8/28 × 8 = 384/224
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
105/224 < 384/224 or 15/32 < 48/28

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