Question

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

"In gym class, both Jerry and I ran for 20 minutes. Jerry ran 2 1/2 miles, and I ran 2.1 miles. I ran a farther distance."

Determine if you agree or disagree with the representation. Then, defend your stance by citing specific details in your writing.

Answer 1

Jerry ran a farther distance and not Henry.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Jerry rain
`2(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(1)/(2)` and 2.1

`2\displaystyle(1)/(2) = \displaystyle(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(1)/(2)` and 2.1 on the number line.