Compare 63/70 and 50/36, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 63/70 and 50/36

1^st number: 63/70, 2^nd number: 1 14/36

63/70 is smaller than 50/36

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 70 and 36 is 1260

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1260
For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 18 = 1260,
63/70 = 63 × 18/70 × 18 = 1134/1260
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 35 = 1260,
50/36 = 50 × 35/36 × 35 = 1750/1260
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1134/1260 < 1750/1260 or 63/70 < 50/36

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