Compare 75/56 and 16/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 75/56 and 16/7

1^st number: 1 19/56, 2^nd number: 2 2/7

75/56 is smaller than 16/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 56 and 7 is 56

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
75/56 = 75 × 1/56 × 1 = 75/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 8 = 56,
16/7 = 16 × 8/7 × 8 = 128/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
75/56 < 128/56 or 75/56 < 16/7

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