Compare 36/50 and 16/8, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 36/50 and 16/8

1^st number: 36/50, 2^nd number: 2 0/8

36/50 is smaller than 16/8

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 8 is 200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 4 = 200,
36/50 = 36 × 4/50 × 4 = 144/200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
16/8 = 16 × 25/8 × 25 = 400/200
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
144/200 < 400/200 or 36/50 < 16/8

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