You simplify by finding a common factor of the two numbers greater than 1. In other words, you look for another number (greater than 1) which evenly divides into both the numbers in the fraction. 21 and 28 both divide by 7 to give 3 and 4 respectively. So we can simplify to 3/4.
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28/336 = 1/12
To simplify 28 / 35, you divide by the GCF of 28 and 35. The GCF is 7, so 28 / 35 / 7 = 4 / 5.
12/28 = 3/7 = 0.428571428
Unfortunately you can't. 15/28 is the simplest it will go.
By realizing that 28 is half of 56. 28/56 = 1/2