Close to a half


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

Question

a)  Select all the fractions below that are larger than 1212.
    • 49

    • 610

    • 25

    • 46

    • 38

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b) Explain how you can tell when a fraction is larger than 12.

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c)  How far away from 12 is each of these fractions? 
     Write your answer as a fraction.
     i)  38 
     ii) 46 
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