Compare 30/54 and 56/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 30/54 and 56/3

1^st number: 30/54, 2^nd number: 18 2/3

30/54 is smaller than 56/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 3 is 54

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 54
For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 1 = 54,
30/54 = 30 × 1/54 × 1 = 30/54
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 18 = 54,
56/3 = 56 × 18/3 × 18 = 1008/54
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
30/54 < 1008/54 or 30/54 < 56/3

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