Compare 10/98 and 70/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 10/98 and 70/7

1^st number: 10/98, 2^nd number: 10 0/7

10/98 is smaller than 70/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 98 and 7 is 98

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 98
For the 1st fraction, since 98 × 1 = 98,
10/98 = 10 × 1/98 × 1 = 10/98
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 14 = 98,
70/7 = 70 × 14/7 × 14 = 980/98
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
10/98 < 980/98 or 10/98 < 70/7

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