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Compare 70/14 and 10/49

1st number: 5 0/14, 2nd number: 10/49

70/14 is greater than 10/49

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 49 is 98

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 98
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 7 = 98,
    70/14 = 70 × 7/14 × 7 = 490/98
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 2 = 98,
    10/49 = 10 × 2/49 × 2 = 20/98
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 490/98 > 20/98 or 70/14 > 10/49

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