Compare 28/27 and 45/30, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 28/27 and 45/30

1^st number: 1 1/27, 2^nd number: 1 15/30

28/27 is smaller than 45/30

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 30 is 270

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 270
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 10 = 270,
28/27 = 28 × 10/27 × 10 = 280/270
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 30 × 9 = 270,
45/30 = 45 × 9/30 × 9 = 405/270
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/270 < 405/270 or 28/27 < 45/30

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