Question

Which of these numbers are between 1 and 3/5?

8/5
5/9
5/8
3/8?

Answer 1

1 is 5/5

we can change all those numbers into something over a factor of 5

--> 8/5 is larger than 5/5


5/9 = 21/9(5) = 21/45

we can apply the same process to 3/5: 3/5 = 3(9)/5(9) = 27/45

--> therefore 5/9 is less than 3/5


5/8 = 25/40

3/5 = 24/40

--> therefore 5/8 is in between 1 and 3/5


3/8 = 15/40

3/5 = 24/40

--> therefore, 3/8 is less than 3/5

your answer is 5/8 is in between 1 and 3/5

hope that helps :)

Answer 2

between 1 and 3/5...3/5 = 0.6

8/5 = 1.6
5/9 = 0.555
5/8 = 0.625
3/8 = 0.375

so the number between 3/5 (or 0.6) and 1 is : 5/8 (or 0.625)