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Compare 70/5 and 14/50

1st number: 14 0/5, 2nd number: 14/50

70/5 is greater than 14/50

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 5 and 50 is 50

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 50
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 10 = 50,
    70/5 = 70 × 10/5 × 10 = 700/50
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 50 × 1 = 50,
    14/50 = 14 × 1/50 × 1 = 14/50
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 700/50 > 14/50 or 70/5 > 14/50

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