Compare 28/27 and 15/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 28/27 and 15/84

1^st number: 1 1/27, 2^nd number: 15/84

28/27 is greater than 15/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 84 is 756

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 756
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 28 = 756,
28/27 = 28 × 28/27 × 28 = 784/756
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 9 = 756,
15/84 = 15 × 9/84 × 9 = 135/756
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
784/756 > 135/756 or 28/27 > 15/84

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