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Compare 70/80 and 56/8

1st number: 70/80, 2nd number: 7 0/8

70/80 is smaller than 56/8

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 80 and 8 is 80

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 80 × 1 = 80,
    70/80 = 70 × 1/80 × 1 = 70/80
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 10 = 80,
    56/8 = 56 × 10/8 × 10 = 560/80
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 70/80 < 560/80 or 70/80 < 56/8

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