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Compare 3/7 and 1/56

3/7 is greater than 1/56

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 7 and 56 is 56

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 7 × 8 = 56,
    3/7 = 3 × 8/7 × 8 = 24/56
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
    1/56 = 1 × 1/56 × 1 = 1/56
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 24/56 > 1/56 or 3/7 > 1/56

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