Question

Choose the numbers to complete the statement about the expression 8/10+2/6. The numerator in the first fraction is closest to 05 or 10 so the fraction is nearest to zero 1/2 or one.

Answer 1

To solve the expression, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions 8/10 and 2/6. The smallest common denominator is 30.

Now, let's convert the fractions to have a denominator of 30:

8/10 = (8/10) * (3/3) = 24/30
2/6 = (2/6) * (5/5) = 10/30

Now we can rewrite the expression as:

24/30 + 10/30

Adding the fractions together, we get:

34/30

Since 34/30 is larger than 1, it is not nearest to zero or 1.