Compare 35/21 and 56/12, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 35/21 and 56/12

1^st number: 1 14/21, 2^nd number: 4 8/12

35/21 is smaller than 56/12

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 12 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 4 = 84,
35/21 = 35 × 4/21 × 4 = 140/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 12 × 7 = 84,
56/12 = 56 × 7/12 × 7 = 392/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
140/84 < 392/84 or 35/21 < 56/12

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