Compare 18/27 and 35/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 18/27 and 35/56

18/27 is greater than 35/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 56 is 1512

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1512
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 56 = 1512,
18/27 = 18 × 56/27 × 56 = 1008/1512
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 27 = 1512,
35/56 = 35 × 27/56 × 27 = 945/1512
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1008/1512 > 945/1512 or 18/27 > 35/56

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