Compare 7/36 and 72/28, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/36 and 72/28

1^st number: 7/36, 2^nd number: 2 16/28

7/36 is smaller than 72/28

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 36 and 28 is 252

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 252
For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 7 = 252,
7/36 = 7 × 7/36 × 7 = 49/252
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 9 = 252,
72/28 = 72 × 9/28 × 9 = 648/252
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
49/252 < 648/252 or 7/36 < 72/28

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