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Compare 56/15 and 9/84

1st number: 3 11/15, 2nd number: 9/84

56/15 is greater than 9/84

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 15 and 84 is 420

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 15 × 28 = 420,
    56/15 = 56 × 28/15 × 28 = 1568/420
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 5 = 420,
    9/84 = 9 × 5/84 × 5 = 45/420
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1568/420 > 45/420 or 56/15 > 9/84

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