Question

During a rainstorm Willow received 7/16 inch of rain, Summerset received 1/2 inch of rain, Clarkdale received 3/4 inch of rain, and Riverton received 5/8 inch of rain. Which community received the most rain?

Answer 1

Clarkdale received the most amount of rain.

You have to make all the denominators the same so you multiply by the number which will give you 16 for a denominator as a result.

That's one way of solving it, but the key here is to covert all the denominators into the same number so you would be able to compare.