Problema Solution

without finding the sum,tell whether 5/12+1/2 is less than 1, greater than 1, or equal to one.

Answer provided by our tutors

5/12 < 6/12 = 1/2.

 

===> 5/12 + 1/2 < 6/12 + 1/2 = 1. So it is less than 1.