Compare 56/24 and 40/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/24 and 40/5

1^st number: 2 8/24, 2^nd number: 8 0/5

56/24 is smaller than 40/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 5 is 120

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 120
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 5 = 120,
56/24 = 56 × 5/24 × 5 = 280/120
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 24 = 120,
40/5 = 40 × 24/5 × 24 = 960/120
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/120 < 960/120 or 56/24 < 40/5

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