Compare 56/72 and 20/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 56/72 and 20/9

1^st number: 56/72, 2^nd number: 2 2/9

56/72 is smaller than 20/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 72 and 9 is 72

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 72
For the 1st fraction, since 72 × 1 = 72,
56/72 = 56 × 1/72 × 1 = 56/72
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 8 = 72,
20/9 = 20 × 8/9 × 8 = 160/72
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
56/72 < 160/72 or 56/72 < 20/9

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