(1) Compare the fractions (insert the sign (<), (>) or (=)):

(a) \( \dfrac{8}{7} \; \square \; \dfrac{8}{18} \)

(b) \( \dfrac{5}{8} \; \square \; \dfrac{5}{13} \)

(c) \( \dfrac{12}{15} \; \square \; \dfrac{4}{15} \)

(d) \( \dfrac{14}{10} \; \square \; \dfrac{16}{10} \)

(2) Compare the fractions (insert the sign (<), (>) or (=)):

(a) \( \dfrac{9}{7} \; \square \; \dfrac{24}{48} \)

(b) \( \dfrac{5}{11} \; \square \; \dfrac{4}{8} \)

(c) \( \dfrac{10}{13} \; \square \; \dfrac{15}{20} \)

(d) \( \dfrac{13}{16} \; \square \; \dfrac{12}{28} \)