Is 7/8 or 11/10 closer to 1? How?
Change them to equivalent fractions.
7/8 = 35/40
11/10 = 44/40
Which is closer to 40/40?
To determine which fraction, 7/8 or 11/10, is closer to 1, we need to compare their distances from 1.
First, let's calculate the distance of 7/8 from 1:
Distance from 1 = 1 - 7/8 = 8/8 - 7/8 = 1/8
Next, let's calculate the distance of 11/10 from 1:
Distance from 1 = 11/10 - 1 = 11/10 - 10/10 = 1/10
Comparing the distances, we can see that 1/10 (the distance of 11/10 from 1) is smaller than 1/8 (the distance of 7/8 from 1). This means that 11/10 is closer to 1 than 7/8.