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Compare 70/36 and 4/9

1^st number: 1 34/36, 2^nd number: 4/9

70/36 is greater than 4/9

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 36 and 9 is 36
2. For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
   70/36 = 70 × 1/36 × 1 = 70/36
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 4 = 36,
   4/9 = 4 × 4/9 × 4 = 16/36
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 70/36 > 16/36 or 70/36 > 4/9

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