Compare 50/40 and 20/16, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 50/40 and 20/16

1^st number: 1 10/40, 2^nd number: 1 4/16

50/40 is equivalent to 20/16

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 40 and 16 is 80

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 2 = 80,
50/40 = 50 × 2/40 × 2 = 100/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
20/16 = 20 × 5/16 × 5 = 100/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
100/80 = 100/80 or 50/40 = 20/16

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