Compare 48/16 and 40/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 48/16 and 40/5

1^st number: 3 0/16, 2^nd number: 8 0/5

48/16 is smaller than 40/5

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,
48/16 = 48 × 5/16 × 5 = 240/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 16 = 80,
40/5 = 40 × 16/5 × 16 = 640/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
240/80 < 640/80 or 48/16 < 40/5

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