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Comparison of Fractions

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Which fraction is smaller?
$\frac{8}{15}$ or $\frac{4}{7}$ .

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$\Rightarrow \frac{8}{15} = \frac{8 \times 7}{15 \times 7} = \frac{56}{15 \times 7} \Rightarrow \frac{4}{7} = \frac{4 \times 15}{7 \times 15} = \frac{60}{15 \times 7} A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g o f d e n o m e t e r s a m e o f b o t h, n e e d t o c h e c k n o m e n e t e r o f b o t h . \frac{8}{15} < \frac{4}{7}$

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