Compare 21/70 and 75/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/70 and 75/14

1^st number: 21/70, 2^nd number: 5 5/14

21/70 is smaller than 75/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 70 and 14 is 70

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 70
For the 1st fraction, since 70 × 1 = 70,
21/70 = 21 × 1/70 × 1 = 21/70
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 5 = 70,
75/14 = 75 × 5/14 × 5 = 375/70
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
21/70 < 375/70 or 21/70 < 75/14

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