Compare 24/56 and 56/49, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/56 and 56/49

1^st number: 24/56, 2^nd number: 1 7/49

24/56 is smaller than 56/49

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 56 and 49 is 392

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 392
For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 7 = 392,
24/56 = 24 × 7/56 × 7 = 168/392
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 8 = 392,
56/49 = 56 × 8/49 × 8 = 448/392
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
168/392 < 448/392 or 24/56 < 56/49

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