Compare 70/21 and 70/14, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/21 and 70/14

1^st number: 3 7/21, 2^nd number: 5 0/14

70/21 is smaller than 70/14

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 14 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 2 = 42,
70/21 = 70 × 2/21 × 2 = 140/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 3 = 42,
70/14 = 70 × 3/14 × 3 = 210/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
140/42 < 210/42 or 70/21 < 70/14

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