Compare 60/4 and 56/36, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 60/4 and 56/36

1^st number: 15 0/4, 2^nd number: 1 20/36

60/4 is greater than 56/36

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 4 and 36 is 36

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 9 = 36,
60/4 = 60 × 9/4 × 9 = 540/36
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
56/36 = 56 × 1/36 × 1 = 56/36
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
540/36 > 56/36 or 60/4 > 56/36

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