Compare 56/60 and 40/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/60 and 40/5

1^st number: 56/60, 2^nd number: 8 0/5

56/60 is smaller than 40/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 5 is 60

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60
For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 1 = 60,
56/60 = 56 × 1/60 × 1 = 56/60
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 12 = 60,
40/5 = 40 × 12/5 × 12 = 480/60
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
56/60 < 480/60 or 56/60 < 40/5

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