Question

The largest among the fractions $\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{5}and\frac{3}{5}$ in decimal form is .

• A. 1.25
  
• B. 1.5
• C. 1.05
• D. 1.2

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1.5

$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1\times 5}{2\times 5}=\frac{5}{10}=0.5$

$\frac{3}{2}=\frac{3\times 5}{2\times 5}=\frac{15}{10}=1.5$

$\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1\times 2}{5\times 2}=\frac{2}{10}=0.2$

$\frac{3}{5}=\frac{3\times 2}{5\times 2}=\frac{6}{10}=0.6$

So, we can see that 1.5 is the largest among the given numbers.