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Compare 21/70 and 5/98

21/70 is greater than 5/98

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 70 and 98 is 490

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 490
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 7 = 490,
    21/70 = 21 × 7/70 × 7 = 147/490
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 98 × 5 = 490,
    5/98 = 5 × 5/98 × 5 = 25/490
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 147/490 > 25/490 or 21/70 > 5/98

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