A bird flies 13 7/10 feet above sea level. A fish
swims 16 1/5 feet below sea level. Which is
farther from sea level?

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Answer:

The fish is farther from sea level.

Step-by-step explanation:

13 7/10 is a fraction which consists of 13 wholes and 7/10.

16 1/5 contains 16 wholes and 1/5. To find out our answer we need to make the denominators of both fractions the same. First look for the LCM of both numbers.

The LCM of them both is 10. So what we need to do is change the 1/5 to 2/10.

We got this by multiplying 1 by 2 and 5 by 2.

Now compare them. 13 7/10 < 16 2/10.

Wholes are much bigger numbers so whichever number has more wholes is the farthest. In this case it's 16 1/5.

Hope that helps. x

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