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Compare 90/56 and 48/7

1st number: 1 34/56, 2nd number: 6 6/7

90/56 is smaller than 48/7

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. 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
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
    90/56 = 90 × 1/56 × 1 = 90/56
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 8 = 56,
    48/7 = 48 × 8/7 × 8 = 384/56
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 90/56 < 384/56 or 90/56 < 48/7

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