Question

Mary wrote the comparison shown below. 5/4 × 6 > 6 Is this comparison true? a No, because 5/4 < 1 b No, because 5/4 < 6 c Yes, because 5/4 > 1 d Yes, because 5/4 > 6

Answer 1

c Yes, because 5/4 > 1

Explanation:

5/4 × 6 > 6

5/4

= 1 1/4

5/4 is greater than 1

5/4 > 1

5/4 × 6

= 30/4

= 15/2

= 7 1/2

a No, because 5/4 < 1

b No, because 5/4 < 6

c Yes, because 5/4 > 1

d Yes, because 5/4 > 6

Therefore,

5/4 × 6 > 6 is true