Compare 25/14 and 4/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/14 and 4/56

1^st number: 1 11/14, 2^nd number: 4/56

25/14 is greater than 4/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 56 is 56

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 4 = 56,
25/14 = 25 × 4/14 × 4 = 100/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
4/56 = 4 × 1/56 × 1 = 4/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
100/56 > 4/56 or 25/14 > 4/56

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