Compare 15/24 and 56/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/24 and 56/7

1^st number: 15/24, 2^nd number: 8 0/7

15/24 is smaller than 56/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 7 is 168

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 168
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 7 = 168,
15/24 = 15 × 7/24 × 7 = 105/168
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 24 = 168,
56/7 = 56 × 24/7 × 24 = 1344/168
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
105/168 < 1344/168 or 15/24 < 56/7

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