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## Compare 70/25 and 25/20

1st number: 2 20/25, 2nd number: 1 5/20

70/25 is greater than 25/20

#### Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 25 and 20 is 100

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
2. For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 4 = 100,
70/25 = 70 × 4/25 × 4 = 280/100
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 5 = 100,
25/20 = 25 × 5/20 × 5 = 125/100
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 280/100 > 125/100 or 70/25 > 25/20

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