Compare 70/48 and 4/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/48 and 4/16

1^st number: 1 22/48, 2^nd number: 4/16

70/48 is greater than 4/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 48 and 16 is 48

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 48
For the 1st fraction, since 48 × 1 = 48,
70/48 = 70 × 1/48 × 1 = 70/48
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 3 = 48,
4/16 = 4 × 3/16 × 3 = 12/48
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/48 > 12/48 or 70/48 > 4/16

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