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Compare 84/56 and 70/63

1st number: 1 28/56, 2nd number: 1 7/63

84/56 is greater than 70/63

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 56 and 63 is 504

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 504
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 9 = 504,
    84/56 = 84 × 9/56 × 9 = 756/504
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 8 = 504,
    70/63 = 70 × 8/63 × 8 = 560/504
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 756/504 > 560/504 or 84/56 > 70/63

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