Compare 28/5 and 50/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 28/5 and 50/16

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

28/5 is greater than 50/16

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

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 16 = 80,
28/5 = 28 × 16/5 × 16 = 448/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
50/16 = 50 × 5/16 × 5 = 250/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
448/80 > 250/80 or 28/5 > 50/16

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