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Compare 60/14 and 9/35

1st number: 4 4/14, 2nd number: 9/35

60/14 is greater than 9/35

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 35 is 70

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 5 = 70,
    60/14 = 60 × 5/14 × 5 = 300/70
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 35 × 2 = 70,
    9/35 = 9 × 2/35 × 2 = 18/70
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 300/70 > 18/70 or 60/14 > 9/35

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