Compare 21/75 and 56/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/75 and 56/14

1^st number: 21/75, 2^nd number: 4 0/14

21/75 is smaller than 56/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 14 is 1050

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050
For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 14 = 1050,
21/75 = 21 × 14/75 × 14 = 294/1050
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 75 = 1050,
56/14 = 56 × 75/14 × 75 = 4200/1050
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
294/1050 < 4200/1050 or 21/75 < 56/14

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