Compare 24/48 and 56/35, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/48 and 56/35

1^st number: 24/48, 2^nd number: 1 21/35

24/48 is smaller than 56/35

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 48 and 35 is 1680

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1680
For the 1st fraction, since 48 × 35 = 1680,
24/48 = 24 × 35/48 × 35 = 840/1680
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 35 × 48 = 1680,
56/35 = 56 × 48/35 × 48 = 2688/1680
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
840/1680 < 2688/1680 or 24/48 < 56/35

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