2 and 3/4 is closer to 3
2.75.
They would all lie between 1 and 2. 1.4 would be the leftmost (closer to 1), 1½ is in the middle, and 1 3/4 is rightmost (closer to 2).
-2.75
Nothing "does" 23/4
2.75
3 3/4 - 1 1/4 = 2 2/4 = 2 1/2 15 / 4 - 5/ 4 = 10/ 4 = 2 2/ 4 = 2 1/2
Three-fourths (3/4) is closer to one-half (1/2) than to one and one-half (1 1/2). The distance from 3/4 to 1/2 is 1/4, while the distance from 3/4 to 1 1/2 is 3/4. Therefore, 3/4 is significantly nearer to 1/2.
2/3 times 3/4 = 1/2
17/12
15/8
14/4
No, 2/3 = 0.666, while 3/4 = 0.75