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Compare 72/8 and 56/18

1^st number: 9 0/8, 2^nd number: 3 2/18

72/8 is greater than 56/18

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 8 and 18 is 72
2. For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 9 = 72,
   72/8 = 72 × 9/8 × 9 = 648/72
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 4 = 72,
   56/18 = 56 × 4/18 × 4 = 224/72
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 648/72 > 224/72 or 72/8 > 56/18

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