Compare 80/16 and 8/5, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 80/16 and 8/5

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

80/16 is greater than 8/5

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,
80/16 = 80 × 5/16 × 5 = 400/80
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 16 = 80,
8/5 = 8 × 16/5 × 16 = 128/80
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
400/80 > 128/80 or 80/16 > 8/5

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