Compare 24/28 and 63/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/28 and 63/5

1^st number: 24/28, 2^nd number: 12 3/5

24/28 is smaller than 63/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 5 is 140

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 140
For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 5 = 140,
24/28 = 24 × 5/28 × 5 = 120/140
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 28 = 140,
63/5 = 63 × 28/5 × 28 = 1764/140
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
120/140 < 1764/140 or 24/28 < 63/5

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