What's Bigger 12/15 or 17/20?

Is twelve fifteenths greater than seventeen twentieths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.
Fraction 1
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Fraction 2
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1215
is smaller than
1720
Fraction Decimal Value
1215 0.8
1720 0.85
How much less?
1215
is about 5.9% smaller than
1720