Compare 15/8 and 63/25, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/8 and 63/25

1^st number: 1 7/8, 2^nd number: 2 13/25

15/8 is smaller than 63/25

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 8 and 25 is 200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
15/8 = 15 × 25/8 × 25 = 375/200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 25 × 8 = 200,
63/25 = 63 × 8/25 × 8 = 504/200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
375/200 < 504/200 or 15/8 < 63/25

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