Compare 24/35 and 98/70, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 24/35 and 98/70

1^st number: 24/35, 2^nd number: 1 28/70

24/35 is smaller than 98/70

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 35 and 70 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 2 = 70,
24/35 = 24 × 2/35 × 2 = 48/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
98/70 = 98 × 1/70 × 1 = 98/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
48/70 < 98/70 or 24/35 < 98/70

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