Compare 84/45 and 15/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/45 and 15/84

1^st number: 1 39/45, 2^nd number: 15/84

84/45 is greater than 15/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 45 and 84 is 1260

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1260
For the 1st fraction, since 45 × 28 = 1260,
84/45 = 84 × 28/45 × 28 = 2352/1260
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 15 = 1260,
15/84 = 15 × 15/84 × 15 = 225/1260
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
2352/1260 > 225/1260 or 84/45 > 15/84

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