Compare 48/15 and 7/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/15 and 7/16

1^st number: 3 3/15, 2^nd number: 7/16

48/15 is greater than 7/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 15 and 16 is 240

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 240
For the 1st fraction, since 15 × 16 = 240,
48/15 = 48 × 16/15 × 16 = 768/240
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 15 = 240,
7/16 = 7 × 15/16 × 15 = 105/240
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
768/240 > 105/240 or 48/15 > 7/16

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