Question

Henry located 2 1/4 and 2.1 on a number line. He wrote the following related story:

Answer 1

Answer:

Jerry ran a farther distance and not Henry.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Jerry rain $2\frac{1}{2}$ miles and Henry ran 2.1 miles.

Henry claimed that he ran a farther distance.

This is a wrong claim because when we compare:

$2\frac{1}{2}$ and 2.1

$2\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} = \displaystyle\frac{5}{2} = 2 + 0.5 = 2.5\\\\2.5 > 2.1$

Hence, Jerry ran a farther distance and not Henry.

Henry may have made some mistake in plotting   $2\frac{1}{2}$ and 2.1 on the number line.