Compare 70/36 and 42/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/36 and 42/18

1^st number: 1 34/36, 2^nd number: 2 6/18

70/36 is smaller than 42/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 36 and 18 is 36

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36
For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
70/36 = 70 × 1/36 × 1 = 70/36
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 2 = 36,
42/18 = 42 × 2/18 × 2 = 84/36
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/36 < 84/36 or 70/36 < 42/18

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