Compare 56/12 and 7/54, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/12 and 7/54

1^st number: 4 8/12, 2^nd number: 7/54

56/12 is greater than 7/54

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 54 is 108

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 108
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 9 = 108,
56/12 = 56 × 9/12 × 9 = 504/108
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 2 = 108,
7/54 = 7 × 2/54 × 2 = 14/108
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
504/108 > 14/108 or 56/12 > 7/54

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