Compare 36/50 and 16/4, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 36/50 and 16/4

1^st number: 36/50, 2^nd number: 4 0/4

36/50 is smaller than 16/4

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 4 is 100

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 100
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 2 = 100,
36/50 = 36 × 2/50 × 2 = 72/100
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 4 × 25 = 100,
16/4 = 16 × 25/4 × 25 = 400/100
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
72/100 < 400/100 or 36/50 < 16/4

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