Question

Jane walked 4/5 mile on Monday. On Tuesday, she walked 1/2 of the distance she walked on Monday. How many miles did Jane walk on Tuesday?

1/5 mile

2/5 mile

1/2 mile

3/4 mile

Answer 1

she walked a quarter of the distance she walked on monday....
So she has walked 4 times less.... half the distance would be 1/5

Answer 2

Thank you

Answer 3

Can you help with another plz

Answer 4

sorry i meant B which is 2/5 NOT 1/5

Answer 5

yeah sure what is it?

Answer 6

Which fraction is less than -7/12 ?

- 2/3
- 5/9
- 2/5
- 1/2

Answer 7

all of these are negative? or are those your marks

Answer 8

They are all negative

Answer 9

okay to make this easier lets make them all positive first do you know how to tell the size differnece of fractions

Answer 10

like if they are smaller than or larger than equal... etc

Answer 11

Hmm I can't really remember

Answer 12

okay let me put it this way if you have a pizza with 12 slices and another pizza with 9 slices which is bigger ?

Answer 13

12

Answer 14

technically 12 is bigger but think of it this way a pizza with only 9 slices is going to have bigger slices than a pizza of 12
which is bigger now

Answer 15

9

Answer 16

exactly. so for example a 4/9 fraction and a 4/12 fraction... the bigger one is 4/9 if you think of the pizza example

Answer 17

if there was a pizza with 4 slices and originally had 9 slices these 4 slices are bigger than the 4 slices of a pizza that originally had 12 slices

do you understand?

Answer 18

Yes I understand

Answer 19

okay now to explain it in the negative fractions

Answer 20

can you tell me what you think the answer is from your choices? don't worry if you are wrong i'm here to help. im in 10th grade taking High math classes

Answer 21

Ok. Thanks so much!!
I am thinking it's negative 5/9

Answer 22

very nice job but only if they werent negative

Answer 23

So did I get it right?

Answer 24

since they are negative it is the opposite just like in decimals and whole numbers the negative is always the opposite of the positive
so here the smaller the denominator the bigger the fraction will be in negative

Answer 25

lets take a look at it again together

Answer 26

the fraction -2/3 is also equal to -0.66

Answer 27

Ok

Answer 28

do you know how i got that

Answer 29

No. How? Excuse me I'm blonde. That's why I am making D- in Pre Algebra

Answer 30

hey look its all good i was once a failure in math too and i'm glad to help you p.s. Blondes are awesome

Answer 31

Thanks!

Answer 32

but anyway i got it by dividing them -2 divided by 3 = -0.66

Answer 33

OHHHH ok

Answer 34

so knowing that...we can divide the other fractions as well to get there decimals

Answer 35

Oh ok I get it! ☺

Answer 36

so can you divide the rest of the fractions for me

Answer 37

Yes I will divide them

Answer 38

okay and keep in mind that the SMALLER the negative decimal is the BIGGER it will be form -7/12

Answer 39

\[-5 ÷ 9 = 1.8\]

Answer 40

it will always be a negative because a positive (9) and a negative (-5) always equal a negative

Answer 41

\[-2 ÷ 5 = 0.4\]

Answer 42

Am I doing it right?

Answer 43

so -5/9 will = -0.55

Answer 44

yes you are but you are forgetting the negative sign which is very importnat your teacher will tkae a lot of points off for that

Answer 45

Oh ok

Answer 46

Thanks

Answer 47

yeah your welcome :)

Answer 48

do you want me to divide them for you and show you how i got them

Answer 49

Yes plz :)

Answer 50

okay

Answer 51

the original fraction(-7/12) = -0.58

-2/3 = -0.66
-5/9 = -0.55
-2/5 = -0.40
-1/2 = -0.50

Answer 52

each of these were easy division and making sure the negative sign was part of the division

Answer 53

Oh ok

Answer 54

so your question asks which fraction is bigger than -7/12 correct?

Answer 55

Correct

Answer 56

okay since they are all negative everything is opposite the bigger the actual number is the smaller it is

Answer 57

OK

Answer 58

with that in mind the smaller the actual number is the bigger it will be towards -7/12

Answer 59

keep in mind this is only for negatives dont confuse your self with positives this rule only applies to negative numbers only

Answer 60

can you tell me what you think the answer is now?

Answer 61

I have a good gut feeling it's -2/5

Answer 62

yes! exactly! i knew i could teach good! lol but thats the answer

Answer 63

Thanks so so SO much! you have really helped me!!!

Answer 64

your welcome any more questions

Answer 65

Yes one more

Answer 66

feel free to msg me at anytime for any help in any subject

Answer 67

okay what is it

Answer 68

I kinda know how to do this one. But some steps I can't remember.

-8 ÷ 2 1/2

Answer 69

You are so helpful. If I need any help in any other subject I will message you. :D

Answer 70

okay thanks! so what steps confuse you in this problem

Answer 71

I can't remember how to start it

Answer 72

okay i will go step by step from the beginning til the end for you

Answer 73

Ok thanks!

Answer 74

first i would like to clarify something is it 2 + 1/2 as 2 differnt numbers (which it probably is) or 2 1/2 as a mixed fraction

Answer 75

which way is it?

Answer 76

The 1st way???

Answer 77

okay so it is -8/2+1/2
right

Answer 78

right

Answer 79

okay first you put the fractions in 2+1/2 over a common denominator

Answer 80

which is 2.2+1/2=2x2/2 + 1/2: -8 over 2x2/2

Answer 81

are you still with me or are you confused

Answer 82

Yes. It just sunk in

Answer 83

okay great

Answer 84

☺

Answer 85

after that you multiply 2x2 which is 4
so now you have -8 over 4/2+1/2

Answer 86

when you are confused let me know

Answer 87

ok

Answer 88

do you have that taken in

Answer 89

yes

Answer 90

ok
then you add the fractions over a common denominator to a single fraction will look something like this:
4/2 + 1/2 = 4+1/2: -8/5 over 2

Answer 91

cool?

Answer 92

Cool.

Answer 93

I get it!

Answer 94

okay good then you have to evaluate or simply 4+1=5 which gives us -8/5 over 2

Answer 95

do you know what i did here

Answer 96

yeah kinda

Answer 97

ok what confuses you

Answer 98

No wait. I got it