Compare 30/24 and 56/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 30/24 and 56/3

1^st number: 1 6/24, 2^nd number: 18 2/3

30/24 is smaller than 56/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 3 is 24

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
30/24 = 30 × 1/24 × 1 = 30/24
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 8 = 24,
56/3 = 56 × 8/3 × 8 = 448/24
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
30/24 < 448/24 or 30/24 < 56/3

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