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Compare 10/14 and 72/75

10/14 is smaller than 72/75

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 75 is 1050

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 75 = 1050,
    10/14 = 10 × 75/14 × 75 = 750/1050
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 75 × 14 = 1050,
    72/75 = 72 × 14/75 × 14 = 1008/1050
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 750/1050 < 1008/1050 or 10/14 < 72/75

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