Compare 30/14 and 70/27, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 30/14 and 70/27

1^st number: 2 2/14, 2^nd number: 2 16/27

30/14 is smaller than 70/27

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 27 is 378

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 27 = 378,
30/14 = 30 × 27/14 × 27 = 810/378
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 14 = 378,
70/27 = 70 × 14/27 × 14 = 980/378
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
810/378 < 980/378 or 30/14 < 70/27

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