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Sandy and Brett are painting a house. Sandy painted 1/10 of the house and Brett painted 4/9 of the house. To estimate how much more Brett painted than Sandy, which statement is true?

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Answer:

A.1/10 is close to 0, and 4/9 is close to 1/2.

Explanation:

Sandy and Brett are painting a house. Sandy painted 1/10 of the house and Brett painted 4/9 of the house. To estimate how much more Brett painted than Sandy, which statement is true?

To estimate how much more Brett painted than Sandy, which statement is true?

A.1/10 is close to 0, and 4/9 is close to 1/2.

B.1/10 is close to 1/2, and 4/9 is close to 1/2.

C.1/10 is close to 0, and 4/9 is close to 1.

D.1/10 is close to 12, and 4/9 is close to 1.

How much more Brett painted than Sandy is calculated as:

The fraction Brett painted - Fraction Sandy painted

= 4/9 - 1/10

The Lowest Common Denominator = 90

Hencd:

= 4 × 10 - 1 × 9/90

= 40 - 9 /90

= 31/90

Therefore, we convert each fraction to decimal

1/10 = 0.1

4/9 = 0.444

Hence, the correct option is Option A

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