Which is greater 5/6 or 11/12

To work this out, we want to find the Lowest Common Multiple of 6 and 12

This is the smallest number that fits in both

6 x 2 = 12

12 x 1 = 12

11/12 is already over 12 so we don't need to do anything

5/6 is not - to convert it, we multiply the top and the bottom by 2

5 x 2 = 10

10/12 or 11/12

10 is smaller than 11

Therefore 5/6 is smaller than 11/12

5/6 < 11/12

11/12 is greater

11/12 because 5/6=10/12

11/12>10/12