Compare 21/14 and 70/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/14 and 70/6

1^st number: 1 7/14, 2^nd number: 11 4/6

21/14 is smaller than 70/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 6 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 3 = 42,
21/14 = 21 × 3/14 × 3 = 63/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 7 = 42,
70/6 = 70 × 7/6 × 7 = 490/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
63/42 < 490/42 or 21/14 < 70/6

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