Compare 84/35 and 56/70, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/35 and 56/70

1^st number: 2 14/35, 2^nd number: 56/70

84/35 is greater than 56/70

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 35 and 70 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 2 = 70,
84/35 = 84 × 2/35 × 2 = 168/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
56/70 = 56 × 1/70 × 1 = 56/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
168/70 > 56/70 or 84/35 > 56/70

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