Close to a half II

This task is about identifying how close some fractions are to a half.

Question

a)   Select all the fractions below that are larger than \(1 \over 2\).

    • \(5 \over 7\)

    • \(6 \over 10\)

    • \(3 \over 7\)

    • \(4 \over 6\)

    • \(3 \over 8\)

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b)  Explain how you can tell when a fraction is larger than \(1 \over 2\).

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c)  How far away from \(1 \over 2\) is each of these fractions? 
     Write your answer as a fraction.
\(3 \over 10\)  
\(1 \over 6\)   
\(5 \over 8\)    

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number line showing 9/20 and half
d)  Name a fraction that is closer to \(1 \over 2\) than \(9 \over 20\) and is not equal to \(1 \over 2\).