Comparing Fractions to Decimals

Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, place a digit in each box to make the inequality true.

Hint

What would happen if you converted the decimal to a fraction?
Or the fraction to a decimal?

Answer

There are many answers including 9/2 > 1.3

Source: Owen Kaplinsky

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6 comments

  1. You can do 3/4 is greater than 1/2

  2. 15/7 = 2 1/7, and rounding to the nearest tenth, the decimal would be 2.1

  3. I’m pretty sure that 9/1 is greater than 2.3

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