Compare 50/10 and 9/70, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 50/10 and 9/70

1^st number: 5 0/10, 2^nd number: 9/70

50/10 is greater than 9/70

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 10 and 70 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 7 = 70,
50/10 = 50 × 7/10 × 7 = 350/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
9/70 = 9 × 1/70 × 1 = 9/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
350/70 > 9/70 or 50/10 > 9/70

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