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Compare 20/2 and 70/36

1st number: 10 0/2, 2nd number: 1 34/36

20/2 is greater than 70/36

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 2 and 36 is 36

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 18 = 36,
    20/2 = 20 × 18/2 × 18 = 360/36
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
    70/36 = 70 × 1/36 × 1 = 70/36
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 360/36 > 70/36 or 20/2 > 70/36

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