A Standard wrench set has a different size from every 16th of an inch. If a 1/2 wrench is too small and a 5/8 wrench is too big, which size should fit. It's a picture of a number line 1/16 through 16/16.Explain how you used the number line to find your answer..
5/8 = 10/16
1/2 = 8/16
Which number comes between those two fractions?
I got 9/16
Correct! :-)
To find the size of the wrench that would fit between 1/2 and 5/8, we can use the number line to visualize the different sizes available and find the appropriate measurement.
On the number line, we have increments of 1/16, which means that each subsequent point on the line represents an increase of 1/16 of an inch. We start from 1/16 and go all the way up to 16/16, which is equivalent to 1 inch.
To find the wrench size between 1/2 and 5/8, we need to find the measurement that falls between these two points on the number line.
First, let's identify where 1/2 and 5/8 are on the number line.
1/2 is equivalent to 8/16. So, we locate 8/16 on the number line.
On the same line, we also locate 5/8, which is equivalent to 10/16.
Now, we need to find the value that falls between 8/16 and 10/16.
To determine this, we can visually divide the gap between 8/16 and 10/16 into smaller increments by counting the number of 1/16-inch steps.
Starting from 8/16, we move toward 10/16. By counting, we can see that there are two increments, representing 2/16 or 1/8 of an inch, between these two points.
Therefore, the wrench between 1/2 and 5/8 should be approximately 9/16 (or 9/16 inches).
By utilizing the number line and identifying the positions of 1/2 and 5/8 on it, we can estimate the appropriate size that would fit between the two.