Compare 28/3 and 15/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 28/3 and 15/84

1^st number: 9 1/3, 2^nd number: 15/84

28/3 is greater than 15/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 84 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 28 = 84,
28/3 = 28 × 28/3 × 28 = 784/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
15/84 = 15 × 1/84 × 1 = 15/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
784/84 > 15/84 or 28/3 > 15/84

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