Question

Ally brought 1/2 pound of cashews 5/6 pound of granola.plot the fractions on the number line.which quantity is greater?explain.

Answer 1

5/6 is greater because if you have 1/2 pound of granola, and you put it into fractions of 6. 3/6=1/2 so if you have 1/2 pound of granola in one hand and in the other 5/6 pounds. You can look and see is 3/6 bigger than 5/6. So you answer would be 5/6 is larger than 1/2