Compare 7/9 and 72/64, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 7/9 and 72/64

1^st number: 7/9, 2^nd number: 1 8/64

7/9 is smaller than 72/64

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 9 and 64 is 576

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 576
For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 64 = 576,
7/9 = 7 × 64/9 × 64 = 448/576
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 64 × 9 = 576,
72/64 = 72 × 9/64 × 9 = 648/576
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
448/576 < 648/576 or 7/9 < 72/64

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