Compare 70/24 and 50/12, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/24 and 50/12

1^st number: 2 22/24, 2^nd number: 4 2/12

70/24 is smaller than 50/12

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 24 and 12 is 24

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
For the 1st fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
70/24 = 70 × 1/24 × 1 = 70/24
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 12 × 2 = 24,
50/12 = 50 × 2/12 × 2 = 100/24
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/24 < 100/24 or 70/24 < 50/12

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