Compare 70/48 and 21/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/48 and 21/9

1^st number: 1 22/48, 2^nd number: 2 3/9

70/48 is smaller than 21/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 48 and 9 is 144

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 144
For the 1st fraction, since 48 × 3 = 144,
70/48 = 70 × 3/48 × 3 = 210/144
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 16 = 144,
21/9 = 21 × 16/9 × 16 = 336/144
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
210/144 < 336/144 or 70/48 < 21/9

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