7/5 = 1.4 = 1 + 0.4
5/7 = 0.714 = 1 - 0.286
so 5/7 is closer
as 0.286 is smaller than 0.4
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Find the mean average of 7/5 and 5/7 ; now find between which fraction and the mean average the number 1 lies - this will tell you which is closer to 1.
(7/5 + 5/7) ÷ 2 = ((7×7)/(5×7) + (5×5)/(7×5)) × 1/2
= (49/35 + 25/35) × 1/2
= 74/35 × 1/2
= 37/35 = 1 2/35
Note: 7/5 = 1 2/5.
Therefore 5/7 < 1 2/35 < 1 2/5
→ 5/7 < 1 < 1 2/35 (mean) < 1 /25 (7/5)
Thus 5/7 is closer to 1 than 7/5
To determine if 3 over 5 is closer to 0, 1/2, or 1 whole, we can convert 3/5 to decimal form, which equals 0.6. Comparing this to the given options, 0.6 is closer to 1/2 (0.5) than it is to 1 whole (1.0). Therefore, 3 over 5 is closer to 1/2 than to 0 or 1 whole.
It is closer to 1/2
5, because -5 over one is -5, and the opposite of -5 is 5.
Actually five over six minus one over eight can be placed as five divided by six minus one divided by 8, which looks like this: 5/6-1/8 5 divide 6-1 = 5 divide 5 = 1 1 divide by 8 =1 over 8 Ans: 1 over 8
four over five is 4/5, or four fifths. One over four is 1/4 or one fourth. 4/5 - 1/4 =16/20 - 5/20 = 11/20.
It is closer to one half.
its closer to one by .5
5/7 is closer to 1/2 than to 1.
1/2 is equivalent to .5, 2/8 is equivalent to .25, and 4/5 is equivalent to .8. So therefore, 2/8 is closer to 1/2.
To determine if 3 over 5 is closer to 0, 1/2, or 1 whole, we can convert 3/5 to decimal form, which equals 0.6. Comparing this to the given options, 0.6 is closer to 1/2 (0.5) than it is to 1 whole (1.0). Therefore, 3 over 5 is closer to 1/2 than to 0 or 1 whole.
5/8 is closer to 1/2
-5/6 is closer to -1 than -6/5, since it is only 1/6 above -1 while -6/5 is 1/5 below -1. 1/6 is less than 1/5 because it has a larger denominator and the same numerator. To put it another way, 1/5 is 0.2 while 1/6 is only 0.1666....
2/5 is closer to 0.
1 - 5/6 = 1/6 1 - 1/3 = 1 - 2/6 = 4/6 5/6 is closer to 1
it is closer to 1 over 2 (.5). 6 over 11 equals approximately .55
It is not closer to either of them.
It is closer to 1/2