Compare 3/49 and 56/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 3/49 and 56/18

1^st number: 3/49, 2^nd number: 3 2/18

3/49 is smaller than 56/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 18 is 882

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 882
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 18 = 882,
3/49 = 3 × 18/49 × 18 = 54/882
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 49 = 882,
56/18 = 56 × 49/18 × 49 = 2744/882
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
54/882 < 2744/882 or 3/49 < 56/18

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