Compare 6/12 and 56/54, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 6/12 and 56/54

1^st number: 6/12, 2^nd number: 1 2/54

6/12 is smaller than 56/54

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 54 is 108

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 108
For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 9 = 108,
6/12 = 6 × 9/12 × 9 = 54/108
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 2 = 108,
56/54 = 56 × 2/54 × 2 = 112/108
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
54/108 < 112/108 or 6/12 < 56/54

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