Compare 56/49 and 75/36, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/49 and 75/36

1^st number: 1 7/49, 2^nd number: 2 3/36

56/49 is smaller than 75/36

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 36 is 1764

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1764
For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 36 = 1764,
56/49 = 56 × 36/49 × 36 = 2016/1764
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 49 = 1764,
75/36 = 75 × 49/36 × 49 = 3675/1764
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
2016/1764 < 3675/1764 or 56/49 < 75/36

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