Question

Negative Fractions e-Test Active 4 JO 2 Which rational number is one tick mark to the right of - 2 on the number line below? 11 3. 0-1 0-12 ola

Answer 1

Let's convert the improper fraction to a mixed number first,

`(6)/(4)=1(2)/(4)=1(1)/(2)`

We need to find a number that is to the right of this. Thinking about the numbers in decimal will make it much easier to understand. Thus, our mixed number is actually 1.5.

The first two numbers are negative. Definitely these two numbers are to the left of our number. Now, let's check the positive number.

We have

`1(1)/(4)=1.25`

1.25 is less than 1.5 so it is to the left.

Lastly, we have,

`1(3)/(4)=1.75`

1.74 is greater than 1.5 so it is to the right of our number.

Thus, the correct answer is:

`1(3)/(4)`