Compare 84/4 and 7/56, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 84/4 and 7/56

1^st number: 21 0/4, 2^nd number: 7/56

84/4 is greater than 7/56

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 4 and 56 is 56

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56
For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 14 = 56,
84/4 = 84 × 14/4 × 14 = 1176/56
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
7/56 = 7 × 1/56 × 1 = 7/56
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
1176/56 > 7/56 or 84/4 > 7/56

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