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-70\left(2+1\right)=\frac{15}{2}\left(-2\right)\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 140, the least common multiple of 2,4,14,5.
-70\times 3=\frac{15}{2}\left(-2\right)\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Add 2 and 1 to get 3.
-210=\frac{15}{2}\left(-2\right)\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Multiply -70 and 3 to get -210.
-210=\frac{15\left(-2\right)}{2}\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Express \frac{15}{2}\left(-2\right) as a single fraction.
-210=\frac{-30}{2}\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Multiply 15 and -2 to get -30.
-210=-15\times \frac{3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Divide -30 by 2 to get -15.
-210=\frac{-15\times 3}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Express -15\times \frac{3}{4} as a single fraction.
-210=\frac{-45}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Multiply -15 and 3 to get -45.
-210=-\frac{45}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)
Fraction \frac{-45}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{45}{4} by extracting the negative sign.
-210=\frac{-45\left(-3\right)}{4\times 5}
Multiply -\frac{45}{4} times -\frac{3}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
-210=\frac{135}{20}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-45\left(-3\right)}{4\times 5}.
-210=\frac{27}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{135}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.
-\frac{840}{4}=\frac{27}{4}
Convert -210 to fraction -\frac{840}{4}.
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Compare -\frac{840}{4} and \frac{27}{4}.