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Compare 70/9 and 2/27

1^st number: 7 7/9, 2^nd number: 2/27

70/9 is greater than 2/27

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 9 and 27 is 27
   
   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 27
2. For the 1st fraction, since 9 × 3 = 27,
   70/9 = 70 × 3/9 × 3 = 210/27
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 1 = 27,
   2/27 = 2 × 1/27 × 1 = 2/27
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 210/27 > 2/27 or 70/9 > 2/27

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