Compare 10/18 and 70/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/18 and 70/9

1^st number: 10/18, 2^nd number: 7 7/9

10/18 is smaller than 70/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 18 and 9 is 18

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 18
For the 1st fraction, since 18 × 1 = 18,
10/18 = 10 × 1/18 × 1 = 10/18
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 2 = 18,
70/9 = 70 × 2/9 × 2 = 140/18
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
10/18 < 140/18 or 10/18 < 70/9

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