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Compare 70/10 and 60/8

1st number: 7 0/10, 2nd number: 7 4/8

70/10 is smaller than 60/8

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 8 is 40

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 40
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 4 = 40,
    70/10 = 70 × 4/10 × 4 = 280/40
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 5 = 40,
    60/8 = 60 × 5/8 × 5 = 300/40
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 280/40 < 300/40 or 70/10 < 60/8

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