Compare 70/5 and 21/20, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/5 and 21/20

1^st number: 14 0/5, 2^nd number: 1 1/20

70/5 is greater than 21/20

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 5 and 20 is 20

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 4 = 20,
70/5 = 70 × 4/5 × 4 = 280/20
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 1 = 20,
21/20 = 21 × 1/20 × 1 = 21/20
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
280/20 > 21/20 or 70/5 > 21/20

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