Question

a girls feet are 4/5 yards from a pool. the boy's feet are 2/5 yards from the pool. Determine whose feet are closer to the pool.​

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is The Boys feet. Explanation below.

Explanation:

So first off, you can clearly see that the. Denominators are the same, so you do not have to do anything to change the denominator.

Then you want to look at the numerator. Which numerator is greater, 4 or 2?

Realizing 4 is greater than 2, you have the answer of 4/5 is greater than 2/5. And 2/5 is less than 4/5. So in conclusion, the girls feet are farther and the boys feet are farthest.

Answer 2

The boy is closer to the pool

Explanation:

4/5 is almost 5.5 which is I yard from the pool. The girl is almost a yard away from the pool. The boy is closer to the pool.