Compare 56/49 and 12/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/49 and 12/56

1^st number: 1 7/49, 2^nd number: 12/56

56/49 is greater than 12/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 56 is 392

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 392
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 8 = 392,
56/49 = 56 × 8/49 × 8 = 448/392
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 7 = 392,
12/56 = 12 × 7/56 × 7 = 84/392
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
448/392 > 84/392 or 56/49 > 12/56

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