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Compare 60/70 and 81/49

1st number: 60/70, 2nd number: 1 32/49

60/70 is smaller than 81/49

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 70 and 49 is 490

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 490
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 7 = 490,
    60/70 = 60 × 7/70 × 7 = 420/490
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 10 = 490,
    81/49 = 81 × 10/49 × 10 = 810/490
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 420/490 < 810/490 or 60/70 < 81/49

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