Compare 21/75 and 56/7, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/75 and 56/7

1^st number: 21/75, 2^nd number: 8 0/7

21/75 is smaller than 56/7

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 7 is 525

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 525
For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 7 = 525,
21/75 = 21 × 7/75 × 7 = 147/525
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 75 = 525,
56/7 = 56 × 75/7 × 75 = 4200/525
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
147/525 < 4200/525 or 21/75 < 56/7

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