Compare 50/27 and 70/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 50/27 and 70/7

1^st number: 1 23/27, 2^nd number: 10 0/7

50/27 is smaller than 70/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 7 is 189

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 189
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 7 = 189,
50/27 = 50 × 7/27 × 7 = 350/189
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 27 = 189,
70/7 = 70 × 27/7 × 27 = 1890/189
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
350/189 < 1890/189 or 50/27 < 70/7

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