Question

Compare 1/2 5/10 using <, >, or =

Answer 1

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1/2 = 5/10

One over two is proportional to five over 10. If you were to physically show this, perhaps taking two pizzas, cutting one into two equal slices, and the other into 10 equal slices, they would be the same size. Therefore, 1/2 equals 5/10.

Answer 2

=

Explanation:

Simplify the fractions:

1/2 is already in simplest form.

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

1/2 = 1/2 ∴ 1/2 = 5/10

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