Compare 56/12 and 40/10, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/12 and 40/10

1^st number: 4 8/12, 2^nd number: 4 0/10

56/12 is greater than 40/10

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 10 is 60

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 5 = 60,
56/12 = 56 × 5/12 × 5 = 280/60
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 6 = 60,
40/10 = 40 × 6/10 × 6 = 240/60
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/60 > 240/60 or 56/12 > 40/10

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