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Is the sum of 1/2 and 2/5 greater than 1?
Is the sum of 4/5 and 1/10 closer to 1/2 than to 1?

User Chris Brandsma
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Answer:

The first questions answer is No, because 1/2 converted to a fith is 2.5, so 2 fiths +2.5 fiths is 4.5 fiths vs 1 whole.

And to the second question the sum of 4/5 and 1/10 is closer to 1 than 1/2 because 1/10 + 8/10 ( which i turned 4/5 into a tenth) is 9/10 which is closer to One than 1/2

User Gmaclachlan
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Answer:

no for both

Explanation:

1/2 + 2/5=9/10

4/5 + 1/10= 9/10

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