It isn't
no
7.9375
1/2 = 0.5 5/16 = 0.3125 0.5 > 0.3125 Therefore one half ounce is heavier than five sixteenths (as long as it is the same product with the same density)
28 and 3 eighths
In the avoirdupois unit system, 16 ounces (oz.) is equal to one pound. There are differing theories why 16 ounces are equal to one pound, though one popular theories supposes that using 16 ounces to a pound was preferred by middle ages merchants due to the ease in which items could be divided into halves, eighths and sixteenths.
There are 5280 feet in one mile. Therefore, seven eighths of a mile is equal to 7/8 x 5280 = 4620 feet.
5/8 = 10/16
five sixteenths
no 2/8 x 2/2 = 4/16
six sixteenths
2
5/6 x 3/8 = 5/16 or five sixteenths. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 0.3125.
15/16
9/16=0.5625 7/8=0.875 7/8 - 9/16=0.3125 Another way to look at this is to consider that seven eighths is the same as fourteen sixteenths, and fourteen sixteenths is five sixteenths greater than nine sixteenths.
Three eighths is the same as six sixteenths - half of six sixteenths is three sixteenths
six sixteenths
Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 3/8 x 5/6 = 5/16 or five sixteenths. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 0.3125.
7/8 = 14/16, so there are fourteen sixteenths in seven eighths.