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Compare 70/6 and 60/24

1st number: 11 4/6, 2nd number: 2 12/24

70/6 is greater than 60/24

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 6 and 24 is 24

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 4 = 24,
    70/6 = 70 × 4/6 × 4 = 280/24
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
    60/24 = 60 × 1/24 × 1 = 60/24
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 280/24 > 60/24 or 70/6 > 60/24

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