Question

1. Use the number line to help you decide which statement is true.

Answer 1

2/5 < 1/2

Explanation:

First, find the LCM for both denominators because you can't multiply 2 to get to 5. The LCM of 5 and 2 are 10, so you put that as their denominator. Then you have to think what you multiplied by 5 or 2 to get 10. For 2/5, you multiplied 5 by 2 to get 10, so multiply the numerator by 2 too. For 1/2, you multiplied 2 by 5 to get 10, so multiply the numerator by 5. Now, you will have 4/10 and 5/10. It's pretty obvious that 5/10 is bigger than 4/10, so the correct answer is 2/5 < 1/2

Answer 2

It’s the last one because 1/2 is way more then 2/5 so I think it would be 1/5<1/2 so the last one