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Compare 84/12 and 14/3

1st number: 7 0/12, 2nd number: 4 2/3

84/12 is greater than 14/3

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 12 and 3 is 12

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 12
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 1 = 12,
    84/12 = 84 × 1/12 × 1 = 84/12
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 4 = 12,
    14/3 = 14 × 4/3 × 4 = 56/12
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 84/12 > 56/12 or 84/12 > 14/3

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