Question

What is 10/9 closer to 1, 1/2

Answer 1

Answer:

It is closer to 1/2.

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all, 10/9 is the same thing as 1 1/9.

Draw a number line:

                                  1/2                               1

--|------|------|------|-----|---|---|------|------|------|-----|-----

0/9  1/9   2/9  3/9  4/9  5/9  6/9  7/9  8/9  9/9

Halfway between 4/9 and 5/9 is the same as 1/2 and 9/9 is the same as 1.

You can see that 1/9 is way closer to 1/2 than 1.

So, 10/9 is closer to 1/2.

(There are other ways to solve this, but this way is easiest for me!)