The grocery store is mile from Katie’s house and the gas station is 0.5 mile from Katie’s house.
Which comparison of these distances is both true and correctly justified?
A. Because 0.5 < , the gas station is closer than the grocery store.
B. Because 0.5 < , the grocery store is closer than the gas station.
C. Because < 0.5, the gas station is closer than the grocery store.
D. Because < 0.5, the grocery store is closer than the gas station.