Compare 24/28 and 32/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/28 and 32/7

1^st number: 24/28, 2^nd number: 4 4/7

24/28 is smaller than 32/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 7 is 28

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 28
For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 1 = 28,
24/28 = 24 × 1/28 × 1 = 24/28
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 4 = 28,
32/7 = 32 × 4/7 × 4 = 128/28
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
24/28 < 128/28 or 24/28 < 32/7

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