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Which sign goes in the circle to make the number sentence true? 4/5+5/8 ○ 1

A) >
B) <
C) Greater than or equal to
D) Less than or equal to​

User Hbogert
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Answer:

A

Explanation:


(4)/(5) +
(5)/(8) we will rewrite each fraction with the common denominator of 40


(4)/(5) x
(8)/(8) =
(32)/(40)


(5)/(8) x
(5)/(5) =
(25)/(40)


(32)/(40) +
(25)/(40) =
(57)/(40)


(57)/(40) can be rewritten


(40)/(40) +
(17)/(40)

1 +
(17)/(40)

1
(17)/(40) This is larger than 1 so the answer would be A) >

You can also look at the two initial fractions.

1/2 of the first fraction would be 2.5/5. 4/5 is more than 1/2.

1/2 of the second fraction would be 4/8. 5/;8 is more than 1/2.

Since both fractions are more than 1/2, when we add them together, we will get an answer larger than 1.

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