Compare 60/70 and 27/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 60/70 and 27/14

1^st number: 60/70, 2^nd number: 1 13/14

60/70 is smaller than 27/14

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

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
60/70 = 60 × 1/70 × 1 = 60/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 5 = 70,
27/14 = 27 × 5/14 × 5 = 135/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
60/70 < 135/70 or 60/70 < 27/14

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