So, let's go ahead and see what these fractions are in decimal form.
<em>3/8: 0.375</em> <em>7/16: 0.4375
</em>Now, what do you notice? 7/16 has a four instead of the three behind the decimal point. 4 is <em>greater than </em>3, which means 0.4375 is <em>greater than </em>0.375.
With that determined, the correct comparison is<em> 3/8 < 7/16. </em> Hopefully, this helps! =)<em> </em>