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Here are two fractions.
7/6
6/7
Work out which of the fractions is closer to 1
You must show your working.
Here are two fractions.


Sagot :

The correct answer is 6 / 7 as it is closer to 1.

What is a fraction?

The fraction is defined as the division of the whole part into an equal number of parts.

The number near 1 will be calculated as:-

7/ 6 = 1.1666

6 / 7 = 0.8571

Difference of the first ratio from one.

1.1666 - 1  = 0.1666

Difference of the second ratio:-

1 - 0.8571 = 0.1429

So the difference of 6 / 7 is lower than the difference of the fraction 7 / 6 from one.

Therefore the correct answer is 6 / 7 as it is closer to 1.

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