Question

The diameter of a regulation soccer ball is about 8 and three-fifths inches. This number was graphed on a number line.A number line going from negative 9 to positive 9. Point A is between negative 9 and negative 8, point B is between negative 7 and negative 6, point C is between 6 and 7, point D is between 8 and 9.Which point could be the point representing the graph of the diameter of the ball?ABCD

Answer 1

Hello!

We know that the diameter is about 8 and 3/5 inches. We can also write it as 8.6 inches.

Below, let's draw the line going from -9 to +9, look:

As we know that point 8 3/5 can be written as 8.6, the best alternative is point D (because it's a value between 8 and 9).

Answer: D.