Question

Judges in a diving competition gave scores of 9.3, 9 1/2, 9 4/5, 9.95 And 9 1/4. Which two scores were closest to one another?

Answer 1

9.3 and and 9 1/4 because 9 1/4 is equal to 9.25 and that's only .05 away.

Answer 2

9.3 and
`9(1)/(4)` were closest to another.

Step-by-step explanation

First we will convert each given fractions into decimal form. So....

`9(1)/(2)= 9+(1)/(2) = 9+0.50 =9.50\\ \\ 9(4)/(5)= 9+ (4)/(5)= 9+0.80=9.80\\ \\ 9(1)/(4)= 9+(1)/(4) =9+0.25= 9.25`

Then the scores are: 9.30, 9.50, 9.80, 9.95 and 9.25

So, 9.30 and 9.25 are closest to another as their difference is (9.30-9.25)=0.05

That means , 9.3 and
`9(1)/(4)` were closest to another.