Which fraction is greater than - 5/16? A . - 1/4 B. -11/32 C. - 3/8 D. - 1/2

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given the number:

-5/16

Determine which fraction is greater.

Solution:

To do so, we simply need to convert each fraction to decimal. This can be done by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

 -5/16
=-0.3125

A . - 1/4
= -0.25

B. -11/32
=-0.34375

C. - 3/8
=-0.375

D. - 1/2
= -0.5

Final answer:

A. -¼