Of the two fractions 15/21 and 19/17 which is smaller?

Question

Of the two fractions 15/21 and 19/17 which is smaller?

I think its 19/17 but need someone to double check please.

Answer 1

obviously the first fraction is a proper fraction, i.e, it is less than 1

and the second fraction is an improper fraction, thus it is greater than 1 , so how can it be smaller ??

Answer 2

idk!!!! I ASKED FOR HELP ON DIS NOTHING CAME UP NO EXAMPLES NOTHINGGGG

Answer 3

To compare fractions, we can cross-multiply.

For the fraction 15/21:
15 * 17 = 255
21 * 19 = 399

For the fraction 19/17:
19 * 21 = 399
17 * 15 = 255

Comparing the results, we can see that the cross-product of 15/21 (255) is smaller than the cross-product of 19/17 (399). Therefore, 15/21 is smaller than 19/17. Your intuition is correct, 19/17 is the larger fraction.