Use mental math to compare five-sixteenths and thirteen-eighteenths. Explain how you arrived at your answer.

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anonymous · Answer

medal + fan :)

undeadknight26 · Answer

What do you mean by mental math?

anonymous · Answer

your head using your head and not doing it on paper

undeadknight26 · Answer

I think 5/16, well 8/16 is 1/2 and 5 < 8 so 5/16 must be < 1/2. Then I think 13/18, well 9/18 is 1/2 and 13 > 9 so 13/18 > 1/2. Then 5/16 < 1/2 and 13/18 > 1/2 then 5/16 < 13/18.

undeadknight26 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

r u good w\ math ?

undeadknight26 · Answer

Kinda...with mental math and fractions...no...win functions and equations im pretty good and with slope im iffy...don't get me started with statistics -_-

anonymous · Answer

lmfao. Okayy