Compare 20/24 and 70/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 20/24 and 70/9

1^st number: 20/24, 2^nd number: 7 7/9

20/24 is smaller than 70/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 9 is 72

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 72
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 3 = 72,
20/24 = 20 × 3/24 × 3 = 60/72
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 8 = 72,
70/9 = 70 × 8/9 × 8 = 560/72
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
60/72 < 560/72 or 20/24 < 70/9

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