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Compare 56/75 and 5/21

56/75 is greater than 5/21

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 75 and 21 is 525

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 525
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 7 = 525,
    56/75 = 56 × 7/75 × 7 = 392/525
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 25 = 525,
    5/21 = 5 × 25/21 × 25 = 125/525
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 392/525 > 125/525 or 56/75 > 5/21

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