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PLEASE HELP!!! Jim made a table to show the length of his walking sticks.

Which walking sticks measured less than 3/5 meters? Choose 2 answers

PLEASE HELP!!! Jim made a table to show the length of his walking sticks. Which walking-example-1
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Answer:

Stick 2:
(1)/(2)

Stick 3:
(4)/(10)

Explanation:

To determine which of the lengths are less than ⅗ meters, you would compare each given length with ⅗ meters.

Stick 1: Comparing ⁹/10 and ⅗

Find The common denominator of both fractions. 10 is the common denominator. Multiply the numerator and denominator of ⅗ by 2 to create a fraction equivalent to ⁹/10.

Thus,


(3*2)/(5*2) = (6)/(10)

Compare the numerator of
(9)/(10) and
(6)/(10).

9 is greater than 6. This means
(9)/(10) >
(6)/(10).

Therefore,
(9)/(10) >
(3)/(5)

Stick 2: comparing ½ and ⅗

Common denominator = 10

Make both fractions equivalent to each other as follows,


(1*5)/(2*5) = (5)/(10)


(3*2)/(5*2) = (6)/(10)

5 < 6. This means,
(5)/(10) <
(6)/(10).

Therefore,
(1)/(2) <
(3)/(5)

Stick 3: comparing ⁴/10 and ⅗

Common denominator = 10

Make the fractions equivalent as follows,


(4*1)/(10*1) = (4)/(10)


(3*2)/(5*2) = (6)/(10)

4 < 6. This means,
(4)/(10) <
(6)/(10).

Therefore,
(4)/(10) <
(3)/(5)

Stick 4: comparing ⅘ and ⅗

Common denominator = 5

Since both denominators are already the same, both fractions are equivalent. Comparing their numerator, 4 > 3. Therefore, ⅘ > ⅗.

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