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Compare 21/60 and 56/35

1st number: 21/60, 2nd number: 1 21/35

21/60 is smaller than 56/35

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 60 and 35 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 35 × 12 = 420,
    56/35 = 56 × 12/35 × 12 = 672/420
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 147/420 < 672/420 or 21/60 < 56/35

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