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What is farther from zero -3/4 or 5/8

User Razor Jack
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let's firstly put both fractions with the same denominator, by simply multiplying each other by the other's denominator.



\bf \cfrac{3}{4}\cdot \cfrac{8}{8}\implies \cfrac{24}{32}~\hfill \cfrac{5}{8}\cdot \cfrac{4}{4}\implies \cfrac{20}{32} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \boxed{-\cfrac{24}{32}}\stackrel{\textit{this one}}{\rule[0.35em]{14em}{0.25pt}}0\rule[0.35em]{10em}{0.25pt}\boxed{\cfrac{20}{32}}

User Rhesous
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To find the distances between two numbers subtract the two numbers (it doesn't matter the order) and then take the absolute value.


Thus, the distance -3/4 is from zero is found as:


| 0 - (- (3)/(4)) | = | (3)/(4) | = (3)/(4)


The distance from 5/8 to zero is found as:


| 0 - ((5)/(8)) | = | - (5)/(8) | = (5)/(8)


The number farthest from zero will have a greater distance. Since
(3)/(4) > (5)/(8), we can say that -3/4 is farther from zero.

User WhatsTheDiff
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