Compare 84/15 and 56/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/15 and 56/7

1^st number: 5 9/15, 2^nd number: 8 0/7

84/15 is smaller than 56/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 15 and 7 is 105

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 105
For the 1st fraction, since 15 × 7 = 105,
84/15 = 84 × 7/15 × 7 = 588/105
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 15 = 105,
56/7 = 56 × 15/7 × 15 = 840/105
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
588/105 < 840/105 or 84/15 < 56/7

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