Question

Which fraction falls between five-sixteenths and five-eighths?

thirteen-sixteenths

nine-sixteenths

seven-eighths

one-eighth

Answer 1

do you know how to convert them to a common base?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

alright lets start off with your two limits that is the two fractions the question asks you to find a fraction between. We have
\[\frac{ 5 }{ 16 }\]
and
\[\frac{ 5 }{ 8 }\]

Answer 4

in order to compare these better we want them to have the same base

Answer 5

so what is the lowest common multiple of 8 and 16?

Answer 6

@messiahcollins please try to answer