Question

Which fraction is smaller?​
$\frac{3}{8}\text{or}\frac{4}{5}$

Answer 1

First converting the given fractions into like fractions
$\frac{3}{8}=\frac{3\times 5}{8\times 5}=\frac{15}{40}$

and $\frac{4}{5}=\frac{4\times 8}{5\times 8}=\frac{32}{40}$

Now we know that if two fractions have the same denominator, then the smaller fraction has the smaller numerator.

$\therefore \frac{15}{40}<\frac{32}{40}$

Hence, $\frac{3}{8}$ is the smaller fraction.