Compare 35/32 and 28/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/32 and 28/8

1^st number: 1 3/32, 2^nd number: 3 4/8

35/32 is smaller than 28/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 32 and 8 is 32

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 32
For the 1st fraction, since 32 × 1 = 32,
35/32 = 35 × 1/32 × 1 = 35/32
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 4 = 32,
28/8 = 28 × 4/8 × 4 = 112/32
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
35/32 < 112/32 or 35/32 < 28/8

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