When fractions have the same denominator, you can compare the numerators.
369 < 849
369/100 is not greater than 849/100
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Here, you can convert these to decimal numbers and do the comparison in the usual way:
3.69 < 8.49
The most-significant digits are in the same number place (units), and they are different. The number with the smaller most-significant digit is smaller.
