Compare 30/28 and 20/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 30/28 and 20/56

1^st number: 1 2/28, 2^nd number: 20/56

30/28 is greater than 20/56

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,
30/28 = 30 × 2/28 × 2 = 60/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
20/56 = 20 × 1/56 × 1 = 20/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
60/56 > 20/56 or 30/28 > 20/56

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