2 years ago

Is 1/9+1/8 closer to 0.5 or 1/2? explain.

Mathematics

1 answer:

xenn [34]2 years ago

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Answer:

Well 0.5 is the same as 1/2 but I'll try to help.

Step-by-step explanation:

1/9+1/8 is 0.2361. That would honestly be closer to zero but the way that it is worded, it is closer to 1/2 because you are using fractions in the problem. If you were using decimals, I would use 0.5

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