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Compare 70/81 and 35/70

70/81 is greater than 35/70

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 81 and 70 is 5670

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 5670
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 81 × 70 = 5670,
    70/81 = 70 × 70/81 × 70 = 4900/5670
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 81 = 5670,
    35/70 = 35 × 81/70 × 81 = 2835/5670
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 4900/5670 > 2835/5670 or 70/81 > 35/70

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