Question

How much bigger is 1 1/4 than 5/8

Answer 1

$1 \frac{1}{4}$ is twice as big or $\frac{5}{8}$ bigger than $\frac{5}{8}$

To figure this out, we need to change this mixed number ($1 \frac{1}{4}$) to have the same denominator as $\frac{5}{8}$

So, we already know that $\frac{8}{8}$ is equal to 1, so al we have to do is change the $\frac{1}{4}$ to $\frac{?}{8}$

To find that out we just see how we get from 4 to 8 (multiply by 2), so all we do is multiply the 1 by 2 and we get 2 for our numerator. So, $\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{8}$

Now we add the $\frac{8}{8}$ to the $\frac{2}{8}$ and we get $\frac{10}{8}$ which is $\frac{5}{8}$ bigger or twice as much as $\frac{5}{8}$ since we have to multiply by 2 to get the 5 to a 10 as the numerator.

I hope this helped!! :))