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Compare 21/60 and 1/21

21/60 is greater than 1/21

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 60 and 21 is 420

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 420
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 7 = 420,
    21/60 = 21 × 7/60 × 7 = 147/420
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 20 = 420,
    1/21 = 1 × 20/21 × 20 = 20/420
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 147/420 > 20/420 or 21/60 > 1/21

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