Compare 25/21 and 56/42, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 25/21 and 56/42

1^st number: 1 4/21, 2^nd number: 1 14/42

25/21 is smaller than 56/42

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 42 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 2 = 42,
25/21 = 25 × 2/21 × 2 = 50/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
56/42 = 56 × 1/42 × 1 = 56/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
50/42 < 56/42 or 25/21 < 56/42

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