Question

When comparing five-fourteenths to one-half using mental math, what fraction is useful

Answer 1

i guess seven-fourteenths

Answer 2

The word 'useful' is ambiguous. What does 'useful' mean exactly?

Answer 3

then you can easily compare that five-fourteenths has two 1/14 parts less than
(7/14) or 1/2

Answer 4

I say that one-half is used a lot more in comparison to five-fourteenths.

Answer 5

But I am still not sure what 'useful' means here.

Answer 6

then you can easily compare that five-fourteenths is two 1/14 parts less than (7/14) or 1/2

Answer 7

Or do you mean greater? @Vivi305

Answer 8

I REALLY DONT KNOW

Answer 9

May I know where the question came from?

Answer 10

first make the denominators common

Answer 11

One-half is greater, but the question asks for the 'useful'.

Answer 12

nw u can easily compare by seeing which numerators is bigger

Answer 13

i guess 5/14 & 7/14 becoz these numbers tells us which no is bigger.
@ParthKohli wht do u think???