Compare 16/24 and 56/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 16/24 and 56/5

1^st number: 16/24, 2^nd number: 11 1/5

16/24 is smaller than 56/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 5 is 120

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 120
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 5 = 120,
16/24 = 16 × 5/24 × 5 = 80/120
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 24 = 120,
56/5 = 56 × 24/5 × 24 = 1344/120
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
80/120 < 1344/120 or 16/24 < 56/5

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