Compare 56/6 and 42/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/6 and 42/18

1^st number: 9 2/6, 2^nd number: 2 6/18

56/6 is greater than 42/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 18 is 18

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 18
For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 3 = 18,
56/6 = 56 × 3/6 × 3 = 168/18
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 1 = 18,
42/18 = 42 × 1/18 × 1 = 42/18
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
168/18 > 42/18 or 56/6 > 42/18

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