Which statement correctly compares and? A. 1/205/9 C. 11/20=5/9

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Mathematics

Milton Bryant

17 July, 18:54

Which statement correctly compares and? A. 1/205/9 C. 11/20=5/9

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Nola Rush · Answer 1

A 1/20=0.5 5/9 = 0.55555

Shaniya Mcdonald · Answer 2

A) 1/20 < 5/9.

Reason:

1/20 = 0.05 and 5/9 = 0.5555 repeat. So 1/20 is clearly less than 5/9. A is true.

11/20 = 0.55 which is not greater than 5/9, it's less. B is false.

11/20 does not equal 5/9 as the repeating value is larger. C is false.