Question

A girl's feet are negative 4 over 5 yards from the surface of a pool. A boy's feet are negative 2 over 5 yards from the surface of the pool. Determine whose feet are closer to the surface.

The girl's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 5 > negative 2 over 5.
The boy's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 5 > negative 2 over 5.
The girl's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 5 < negative 2 over 5.
The boy's feet are closer to the surface of the pool because negative 4 over 5 < negative 2 over 5.

Answer 1

Aight. What do you know about surface and fractions/integers?

Answer 2

This can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Cross multiplying seems to me to be the simplest method, but since the denominators are the same, there is no need to do so. Also, because the fractions are negative, the one closest to 0 is closest to the pool's surface.

Answer 3

hmm ok

Answer 4

thanks