Question

Which fraction is bigger 5/8 or 7/15

Answer 1

 5\8 is bigger cause 5\8  =75\120 and 7\15 = 120

Answer 2

to compare, you need to bring them to a common denominator by mupliplying each by the denominator of the other one.

Like this:


`(5*15)/(8*15)`=
`(75)/(120)`


and


`(7*8)/(15*8)`=
`(56)/(120)`

and among the two, 75 is bigger than 56, so the first fraction (5/8) is bigger!