What is shorter 1/8 5/16 or a half inch
Boy, bot, you got that wrong!
take a look at the fractions, using a common denominator:
1/8 = 2/16
5/16 = 5/16
1/2 = 8/16
so, which is least, 2,5, or 8?
Apologies for the mistake. Correctly comparing the fractions, we have:
1/8 = 2/16
5/16 = 5/16
1/2 = 8/16
As you pointed out, 2/16 is the smallest fraction. Therefore, 1/8 is shorter than 5/16 and 1/2 inch.
To compare the lengths of 1/8, 5/16, and half an inch, we need to convert them to the same unit of measurement.
Since both 1/8 and 5/16 are fractions of an inch, we can keep them as they are.
To convert half an inch to a fraction, we can represent it as 1/2.
Now, let's compare the three values:
1/8 = 1/8 inch
5/16 = 5/16 inch
1/2 = 1/2 inch
To determine which value is shorter, we can compare the denominators. The smaller the denominator, the larger the fractional value.
Comparing the denominators:
8 > 16 > 2
Since 2 (denominator of 1/2) is the smallest, 1/2 inch is the longest measurement among the three. Therefore, 1/8 inch and 5/16 inch are both shorter than half an inch.
To determine which of the given measurements is the shortest, we need to compare them.
Let's start by comparing 1/8 and 5/16. To compare fractions, it's helpful to convert them to a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 16:
1/8 = 2/16
5/16 = 5/16
Now we can see that 2/16 is smaller than 5/16, therefore, 1/8 is shorter than 5/16.
Next, let's compare 1/8 (which is shorter than 5/16) to half an inch. To compare fractions to a whole number, we need to convert the whole number into a fraction with the same denominator. Since there are 8 eighths in one whole, we can represent half an inch as 4/8.
Now, we can compare 1/8 and 4/8. Since 1/8 is smaller than 4/8, it means that 1/8 is shorter than half an inch (4/8).
Therefore, 1/8 is the shortest measurement among the given options.