Compare 70/25 and 5/10, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/25 and 5/10

1^st number: 2 20/25, 2^nd number: 5/10

70/25 is greater than 5/10

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 25 and 10 is 50

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 50
For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 2 = 50,
70/25 = 70 × 2/25 × 2 = 140/50
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 5 = 50,
5/10 = 5 × 5/10 × 5 = 25/50
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
140/50 > 25/50 or 70/25 > 5/10

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