Compare 70/6 and 21/84, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 70/6 and 21/84

1^st number: 11 4/6, 2^nd number: 21/84

70/6 is greater than 21/84

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 84 is 84

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84
For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 14 = 84,
70/6 = 70 × 14/6 × 14 = 980/84
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 84 × 1 = 84,
21/84 = 21 × 1/84 × 1 = 21/84
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
980/84 > 21/84 or 70/6 > 21/84

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