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Compare 18/7 and 8/56

1^st number: 2 4/7, 2^nd number: 8/56

18/7 is greater than 8/56

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 7 and 56 is 56
   
   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
2. For the 1st fraction, since 7 × 8 = 56,
   18/7 = 18 × 8/7 × 8 = 144/56
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
   8/56 = 8 × 1/56 × 1 = 8/56
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 144/56 > 8/56 or 18/7 > 8/56

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