Compare 48/12 and 60/15, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/12 and 60/15

1^st number: 4 0/12, 2^nd number: 4 0/15

48/12 is equivalent to 60/15

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 15 is 60

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 5 = 60,
48/12 = 48 × 5/12 × 5 = 240/60
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 15 × 4 = 60,
60/15 = 60 × 4/15 × 4 = 240/60
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
240/60 = 240/60 or 48/12 = 60/15

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