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In a long jump competition wendy jumped 9/10 and judy jumped 10/9. Who jumped a shorter distance

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Wendy because 9/10 = 90% and 10/9 is greater than 100%
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Well, 9/10 is a proper/normal fraction, but with 10/9, the bigger number is on top, making it improper. 10/9 changed into a mixed number is 1 and 1/9. 9/10 is shorter than 1 and 1/9, so Wendy jumped the shorter distance. Hope this helps!
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