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Compare 56/80 and 1/16

56/80 is greater than 1/16

Steps for comparing fractions

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

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 80
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 80 × 1 = 80,
    56/80 = 56 × 1/80 × 1 = 56/80
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 5 = 80,
    1/16 = 1 × 5/16 × 5 = 5/80
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 56/80 > 5/80 or 56/80 > 1/16

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