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Compare 70/6 and 42/20

1^st number: 11 4/6, 2^nd number: 2 2/20

70/6 is greater than 42/20

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 6 and 20 is 60
2. For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 10 = 60,
   70/6 = 70 × 10/6 × 10 = 700/60
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 3 = 60,
   42/20 = 42 × 3/20 × 3 = 126/60
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 700/60 > 126/60 or 70/6 > 42/20

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