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Compare 50/42 and 5/70

1st number: 1 8/42, 2nd number: 5/70

50/42 is greater than 5/70

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 42 and 70 is 210

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 210
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 5 = 210,
    50/42 = 50 × 5/42 × 5 = 250/210
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 3 = 210,
    5/70 = 5 × 3/70 × 3 = 15/210
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 250/210 > 15/210 or 50/42 > 5/70

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