Compare 56/30 and 54/21, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/30 and 54/21

1^st number: 1 26/30, 2^nd number: 2 12/21

56/30 is smaller than 54/21

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 21 is 210

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 210
For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 7 = 210,
56/30 = 56 × 7/30 × 7 = 392/210
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 10 = 210,
54/21 = 54 × 10/21 × 10 = 540/210
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
392/210 < 540/210 or 56/30 < 54/21

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