Compare 21/96 and 56/6, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 21/96 and 56/6

1^st number: 21/96, 2^nd number: 9 2/6

21/96 is smaller than 56/6

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 96 and 6 is 96

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 96
For the 1st fraction, since 96 × 1 = 96,
21/96 = 21 × 1/96 × 1 = 21/96
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 16 = 96,
56/6 = 56 × 16/6 × 16 = 896/96
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
21/96 < 896/96 or 21/96 < 56/6

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