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Compare 21/14 and 5/70

1st number: 1 7/14, 2nd number: 5/70

21/14 is greater than 5/70

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 70 is 70

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 5 = 70,
    21/14 = 21 × 5/14 × 5 = 105/70
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
    5/70 = 5 × 1/70 × 1 = 5/70
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 105/70 > 5/70 or 21/14 > 5/70

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