Compare 42/27 and 56/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/27 and 56/14

1^st number: 1 15/27, 2^nd number: 4 0/14

42/27 is smaller than 56/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 14 is 378

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 14 = 378,
42/27 = 42 × 14/27 × 14 = 588/378
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 27 = 378,
56/14 = 56 × 27/14 × 27 = 1512/378
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
588/378 < 1512/378 or 42/27 < 56/14

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