SOLUTION: which number is closer to 3 on a number line, 11/4 or 25/7?

SOLUTION: which number is closer to 3 on a number line, 11/4 or 25/7?

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Question 546843: which number is closer to 3 on a number line, 11/4 or 25/7?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|11/4 - 3| = 1/4
|25/7 - 3| = 4/7

11/4 is closer.
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