Compare.
\dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1}
____ \dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}
SOLUTION
<
>
=
Let's change the fractions to have a common denominator of LCM
:
\qquad\begin{eqnarray}
\blue{\dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1}} \times
\dfrac{F1}{F1} &=& \blue{\dfrac{N1}{LCM}} \\ \\
\green{\dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}} \times
\dfrac{F2}{F2} &=& \green{\dfrac{N2}{LCM}}
\end{eqnarray}
Now that our fractions have the same denominator, we compare their numerators:
\qquad \blue{N1} SOLUTION \green{N2}
\qquad \blue{\dfrac{N1}{LCM}} SOLUTION
\green{\dfrac{N2}{LCM}}
\qquad \blue{\dfrac{NUM_1}{DEN_1}} SOLUTION
\green{\dfrac{NUM_2}{DEN_2}}