What's Bigger 1/6 or 5/16?

Is one sixth greater than five sixteenths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

/

Fraction 2

/

¹⁄₆

is smaller than

⁵⁄₁₆

Fraction	Decimal Value
¹⁄₆	≈ 0.167
⁵⁄₁₆	≈ 0.313

How much less?

¹⁄₆

is about 46.7% smaller than

⁵⁄₁₆