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Compare 70/2 and 16/36

1st number: 35 0/2, 2nd number: 16/36

70/2 is greater than 16/36

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 2 and 36 is 36

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 18 = 36,
    70/2 = 70 × 18/2 × 18 = 1260/36
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
    16/36 = 16 × 1/36 × 1 = 16/36
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1260/36 > 16/36 or 70/2 > 16/36

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