Question

Sam and Ella were running in a race. Sam ran ⅞ of a mile and Ella ran 5/10 of a mile. At the end of the race they wanted to compare how far they ran. Ella said they could compare the fractions by comparing each fraction to ½. Show how Ella could compare 5/10 and ⅞ to ½ . Then explain who ran further and how you know.

Answer 1

ELLA

Explanation:

Given that :

Distance covered by Ella = 5/10

Distance covered by Sam = 7/8

Comparing each distance to 1/2

Ella = 5/ 10 = 1/2 ; 1/2 = 1/2 = 0.5

Sam = 7/8 = 0.875 ; comparing with 1/2

0.875 > 0.5

Given

Sam ran farther Than ELLA

Because 0.875 > 1/2

0.875 - 0. 5 = 0.375