Question

Maria has a bead that is 0.6 inch long. She wants to use the bead to fill a space that is 5/8 inch long.

Will the bead fit? Explain.

Answer 1

The bead will fit.

Explanation:

First, we have to convert 0.6 to a fraction, which is 6/10.

Now the question is: is 6/10 less than or equal to 5/8? If it is, then the bead will fit, if it is greater, the bead won't fit.

There are a couple of ways to figure out which is greater:

1. Find a common denominator, whichever one has a greater numerator is bigger.

2. Calculate 6 divided by 10 and 5 divided by 8, and whichever one is a higher number is greater.

I will do number 2:

6/10 = 0.6

5/8 = 0.625

Therefore, since 5/8 is greater than 6/10, the bead will fit.