Compare 3/18 and 70/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 3/18 and 70/56

1^st number: 3/18, 2^nd number: 1 14/56

3/18 is smaller than 70/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 18 and 56 is 504

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 504
For the 1st fraction, since 18 × 28 = 504,
3/18 = 3 × 28/18 × 28 = 84/504
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 9 = 504,
70/56 = 70 × 9/56 × 9 = 630/504
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
84/504 < 630/504 or 3/18 < 70/56

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