Close to one

This task is about identifying how close some fractions are to 1.

Question

a)  Select all the fractions that are larger than 1. 

    • \(3 \over 4\)

    • \(6 \over 5\)

    • \(7 \over 8\)

    • \(7 \over 9\)

    • \(9 \over 8\)

    • \(9 \over 10\)

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b)  Explain how you can tell when a fraction is larger than 1.

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c)  How far away from 1 is each of these fractions? 
     Write your answer as a fraction.
\(3 \over 4\)   
\(7 \over 9\)   
\(9 \over 8\)