Compare 70/50 and 9/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/50 and 9/8

1^st number: 1 20/50, 2^nd number: 1 1/8

70/50 is greater than 9/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 8 is 200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 4 = 200,
70/50 = 70 × 4/50 × 4 = 280/200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
9/8 = 9 × 25/8 × 25 = 225/200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/200 > 225/200 or 70/50 > 9/8

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