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Compare 40/14 and 3/70

1st number: 2 12/14, 2nd number: 3/70

40/14 is greater than 3/70

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,
    40/14 = 40 × 5/14 × 5 = 200/70
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
    3/70 = 3 × 1/70 × 1 = 3/70
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 200/70 > 3/70 or 40/14 > 3/70

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