Compare 27/28 and 25/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 27/28 and 25/56

27/28 is greater than 25/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 56 is 56

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 2 = 56,
27/28 = 27 × 2/28 × 2 = 54/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
25/56 = 25 × 1/56 × 1 = 25/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
54/56 > 25/56 or 27/28 > 25/56

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