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Compare 56/14 and 60/36

1st number: 4 0/14, 2nd number: 1 24/36

56/14 is greater than 60/36

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 36 is 252

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 252
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 18 = 252,
    56/14 = 56 × 18/14 × 18 = 1008/252
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 7 = 252,
    60/36 = 60 × 7/36 × 7 = 420/252
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1008/252 > 420/252 or 56/14 > 60/36

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