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Compare 70/4 and 6/28

1st number: 17 2/4, 2nd number: 6/28

70/4 is greater than 6/28

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 4 and 28 is 28

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 28
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 7 = 28,
    70/4 = 70 × 7/4 × 7 = 490/28
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 1 = 28,
    6/28 = 6 × 1/28 × 1 = 6/28
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 490/28 > 6/28 or 70/4 > 6/28

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