Compare 70/2 and 54/24, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/2 and 54/24

1^st number: 35 0/2, 2^nd number: 2 6/24

70/2 is greater than 54/24

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 24 is 24

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 12 = 24,
70/2 = 70 × 12/2 × 12 = 840/24
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
54/24 = 54 × 1/24 × 1 = 54/24
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
840/24 > 54/24 or 70/2 > 54/24

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