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Many sewing patterns have a 5/8 inch border for sewing the seam.is a 5/8 border closest to 0,1/2,or1 inch?explain.

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5/8=.625 1/2=.5 5/8is closest to 1/2 because .625 is closest to .5 rather than 0 or 1
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5/8 = 0.625, hence it will be closer to 1/2 or 0.5 inch
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