Compare 70/84 and 50/28, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/84 and 50/28

1^st number: 70/84, 2^nd number: 1 22/28

70/84 is smaller than 50/28

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 28 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
70/84 = 70 × 1/84 × 1 = 70/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 28 × 3 = 84,
50/28 = 50 × 3/28 × 3 = 150/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/84 < 150/84 or 70/84 < 50/28

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