Compare 27/14 and 56/32, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 27/14 and 56/32

1^st number: 1 13/14, 2^nd number: 1 24/32

27/14 is greater than 56/32

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 32 is 224

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 224
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 16 = 224,
27/14 = 27 × 16/14 × 16 = 432/224
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 32 × 7 = 224,
56/32 = 56 × 7/32 × 7 = 392/224
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
432/224 > 392/224 or 27/14 > 56/32

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