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Compare 70/14 and 56/18

1st number: 5 0/14, 2nd number: 3 2/18

70/14 is greater than 56/18

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 14 and 18 is 126

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 126
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 9 = 126,
    70/14 = 70 × 9/14 × 9 = 630/126
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 7 = 126,
    56/18 = 56 × 7/18 × 7 = 392/126
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 630/126 > 392/126 or 70/14 > 56/18

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