Question

A girl's feet are negative 4 over 6 yards from the surface of a pool. A boy's feet are negative 1 over 6 yards from the surface of the pool. Determine whose feet are closer to the surface.
The girl's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 6 > negative 1 over 6.
The boy's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 6 < negative 1 over 6.
The girl's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 6 < negative 1 over 6.
The boy's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 6 > negative 1 over 6.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

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EXPLANATION

Let us choose zero to be our reference point. That is zero is representing the surface of the pool.

Since

$-\frac{1}{6}>-\frac{4}{6}$

Or

$-\frac{4}{6}$

$-\frac{1}{6}$

will be closer to zero.

We were told that

$-\frac{1}{6}$

is where the boy's feet are. Therefore his feet are closer to the surface of the pool than the girl's feet.

So the correct answer is

the second option