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Compare 70/15 and 5/90

1st number: 4 10/15, 2nd number: 5/90

70/15 is greater than 5/90

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 15 and 90 is 90

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 90
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 15 × 6 = 90,
    70/15 = 70 × 6/15 × 6 = 420/90
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 90 × 1 = 90,
    5/90 = 5 × 1/90 × 1 = 5/90
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 420/90 > 5/90 or 70/15 > 5/90

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