Which is bigger 3/8ths or 5 16ths?

Is 3/8 greater than 5/16? Is 3/8 bigger than 5/16? Is 3/8 larger than 5/16? These are all the same questions with one answer.

To get the answer, we first convert each fraction into decimal numbers. We do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator for each fraction as illustrated below:

3/8 = 0.375
5/16 = 0.313

Then, we compare the two decimal numbers to get the answer.
0.375 is greater than 0.313.

Therefore, 3/8 is greater than 5/16 and the answer to the question "Is 3/8 greater than 5/16?" is yes.

Which means that this equation is also true: 3/8 > 5/16

Note: When comparing fractions such as 3/8 and 5/16, you could also convert the fractions (if necessary) so they have the same denominator and then compare which numerator is larger.

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3/8 is greater than 5/16

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 8 and 16 is 16

   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 16

2. For the 1st fraction, since 8 × 2 = 16,
   3/8 = 3 × 2/8 × 2 = 6/16
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 16 × 1 = 16,
   5/16 = 5 × 1/16 × 1 = 5/16
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 6/16 > 5/16 or 3/8 > 5/16

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5/16 is smaller than 3/8

Steps for comparing fractions

1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
   LCM of 16 and 8 is 16

   Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 16

2. For the 1st fraction, since 16 × 1 = 16,
   5/16 = 5 × 1/16 × 1 = 5/16
3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 2 = 16,
   3/8 = 3 × 2/8 × 2 = 6/16
4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
5. 5/16 < 6/16 or 5/16 < 3/8

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3⁄8

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3⁄8

is 20% bigger than

5⁄16

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