Question

What is 10/9 closer to 1, 1/2

Answer 1

It is closer to 1/2.

Explanation:

First of all, 10/9 is the same thing as 1 1/9.

Draw a number line:

1/2 1

--|------|------|------|-----|---|---|------|------|------|-----|-----

0/9 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9

Halfway between 4/9 and 5/9 is the same as 1/2 and 9/9 is the same as 1.

You can see that 1/9 is way closer to 1/2 than 1.

So, 10/9 is closer to 1/2.

(There are other ways to solve this, but this way is easiest for me!)