Question

please help! determine whether the number is closest to 0, or 1. explain why. (a. 10/9) (b. 9/16) (c. 2/15) theyre not answer choices.

Answer 1

A number less than 0 is closer to 0 than to 1.
A number greater than 1 is closer to 1 than to 0.
A number between 0 and half is closer to 0 than to 1.
A number between half and 1 is closer to 1 than to 0.

Now we need to see if the given numbers are less than 0, greater than 1, between 0 and half, or between half and 1.

a. 10/9 is greater than 1, so it is closer to 1 than to 0.
b. 9/16 is between half and 1, so it is closer to 1.
c. 2/15 is between 0 and half, so it is closer to 0.