Compare 70/48 and 21/75, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/48 and 21/75

1^st number: 1 22/48, 2^nd number: 21/75

70/48 is greater than 21/75

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 48 and 75 is 1200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1200
For the 1st fraction, since 48 × 25 = 1200,
70/48 = 70 × 25/48 × 25 = 1750/1200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 75 × 16 = 1200,
21/75 = 21 × 16/75 × 16 = 336/1200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1750/1200 > 336/1200 or 70/48 > 21/75

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