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Compare 28/75 and 15/84

28/75 is greater than 15/84

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 75 and 84 is 2100

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 2100
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 28 = 2100,
    28/75 = 28 × 28/75 × 28 = 784/2100
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 25 = 2100,
    15/84 = 15 × 25/84 × 25 = 375/2100
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 784/2100 > 375/2100 or 28/75 > 15/84

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