Compare 10/27 and 98/70, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/27 and 98/70

1^st number: 10/27, 2^nd number: 1 28/70

10/27 is smaller than 98/70

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 70 is 1890

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1890
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 70 = 1890,
10/27 = 10 × 70/27 × 70 = 700/1890
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 27 = 1890,
98/70 = 98 × 27/70 × 27 = 2646/1890
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
700/1890 < 2646/1890 or 10/27 < 98/70

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