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Compare 84/35 and 10/7

1st number: 2 14/35, 2nd number: 1 3/7

84/35 is greater than 10/7

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 35 and 7 is 35

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 35
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 1 = 35,
    84/35 = 84 × 1/35 × 1 = 84/35
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 5 = 35,
    10/7 = 10 × 5/7 × 5 = 50/35
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 84/35 > 50/35 or 84/35 > 10/7

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