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To determine which fraction is closer to 1/2, we can find the absolute difference between each fraction and 1/2. The absolute difference between 3/8 and 1/2 is |3/8 - 1/2| = |3/8 - 4/8| = 1/8. The absolute difference between 1/2 and 1/2 is 0. Therefore, 1/2 is closer to 3/8 than 1/2.

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βˆ™ 11y ago

3/8 is close to 1/2. For it to be closer, it would have to be compared to something else.

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