Compare 36/10 and 56/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 36/10 and 56/3

1^st number: 3 6/10, 2^nd number: 18 2/3

36/10 is smaller than 56/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 10 and 3 is 30

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30
For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 3 = 30,
36/10 = 36 × 3/10 × 3 = 108/30
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 10 = 30,
56/3 = 56 × 10/3 × 10 = 560/30
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
108/30 < 560/30 or 36/10 < 56/3

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