Compare 21/5 and 24/70, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/5 and 24/70

1^st number: 4 1/5, 2^nd number: 24/70

21/5 is greater than 24/70

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 5 and 70 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 14 = 70,
21/5 = 21 × 14/5 × 14 = 294/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
24/70 = 24 × 1/70 × 1 = 24/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
294/70 > 24/70 or 21/5 > 24/70

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