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Compare 96/10 and 18/70

1^st number: 9 6/10, 2^nd number: 18/70

96/10 is greater than 18/70

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 10 and 70 is 70
2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 7 = 70,
   96/10 = 96 × 7/10 × 7 = 672/70
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
   18/70 = 18 × 1/70 × 1 = 18/70
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 672/70 > 18/70 or 96/10 > 18/70

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