Question

The table shows the height increases in inches, of some of the girls in Gina’s class from last month to this month. What girl had a height increase that was greater than 1/2 inch?

Answer 1

The correct answer is Maxine

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the easiest ways for knowing if a fraction is greater than another is by converting fractions to decimal numbers. This implies dividing the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number). In the case of fraction,
`(1)/(2)` the decimal number is 0.5 considering 1 divided into 2 is equal to 0.5. Now to know if other fractions are greater or smaller, this process needs to be repeated.

Gina:
`(3)/(8) = 0.375`

Maxine:
`(2)/(3) = 0.666`

Shari:
`(2)/(4) = 0.5`

Vanessa:
`(3)/(12) = 0.25`

According to this, the girl with a heigh increased greater than 1/2 inch is Maxine because 0.666 (Maxine heigh increase) is greater than 0.5 (1/2 inch).