Compare 14/16 and 63/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 14/16 and 63/5

1^st number: 14/16, 2^nd number: 12 3/5

14/16 is smaller than 63/5

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 16 and 5 is 80

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
14/16 = 14 × 5/16 × 5 = 70/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 16 = 80,
63/5 = 63 × 16/5 × 16 = 1008/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
70/80 < 1008/80 or 14/16 < 63/5

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