Which is wider 3/8" or 1/4"?

Question

Which is wider 3/8" or 1/4"?

Answer 1

3/8

Answer 2

1 / 4 = 2 / 8  so you can see that 3 / 8 is wider than 1 / 4 which is only 2 / 8

Answer 3

Three divided by eight is 0.375 while one divided by four is only 0.25. Three-eighths is wider than one-fourth.

Answer 4

3/8"

Answer 5

3/8'' is wider.  You can solve this by finding the common denominator.  

Answer 6

To compare fractions with different divisors you need to convert them into fractions with the same divisor.  Multiplying each fraction by the other fraction's divisor ALWAYS works, but it often will give you big numbers and allows  for you to s***w it up.

So, when we in the US see 3/8 and 1/4  we know that all we have to do is multiply 1/4 by 2/2 to get to 8ths.  Its just as easy to get to 16ths, 32nds or 64ths all also common English fractions.

so 3/8 vs 2/8  which is bigger?  obviously 3 of anything is bigger than two of the same thing (in this case 3 eighths is bigger than two eighths)

Answer 7

The two numbers are 3/8 and 1/4

Multiply and Divide the second number with 2 and you get 2/8.

Now compare 3/8 and 2/8. As denominators are same, therefore the greater the numerator the greater is the number.

So 3/8 is greater or WIDER.