Compare 48/70 and 18/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/70 and 18/7

1^st number: 48/70, 2^nd number: 2 4/7

48/70 is smaller than 18/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 70 and 7 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
48/70 = 48 × 1/70 × 1 = 48/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 10 = 70,
18/7 = 18 × 10/7 × 10 = 180/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
48/70 < 180/70 or 48/70 < 18/7

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