Compare 42/54 and 56/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 42/54 and 56/7

1^st number: 42/54, 2^nd number: 8 0/7

42/54 is smaller than 56/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 7 is 378

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378
For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 7 = 378,
42/54 = 42 × 7/54 × 7 = 294/378
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 54 = 378,
56/7 = 56 × 54/7 × 54 = 3024/378
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
294/378 < 3024/378 or 42/54 < 56/7

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