Compare 15/32 and 72/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/32 and 72/14

1^st number: 15/32, 2^nd number: 5 2/14

15/32 is smaller than 72/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 32 and 14 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 14 × 16 = 224,
72/14 = 72 × 16/14 × 16 = 1152/224
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
105/224 < 1152/224 or 15/32 < 72/14

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