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Compare 72/20 and 70/56

1st number: 3 12/20, 2nd number: 1 14/56

72/20 is greater than 70/56

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 20 and 56 is 280

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 280
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 20 × 14 = 280,
    72/20 = 72 × 14/20 × 14 = 1008/280
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 5 = 280,
    70/56 = 70 × 5/56 × 5 = 350/280
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 1008/280 > 350/280 or 72/20 > 70/56

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