St Nicholas 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 1 Booklet A Q2 Solution

Paper 1 Booklet A · Q2 · 1 mark · Fractions and Decimals

Question

Which one of the following fractions is smaller than $\frac{3}{8}$?

Answer: 2

$\frac{3}{8} = 0.375$. Comparing: $\frac{1}{2}=0.5$, $\frac{2}{7}\approx 0.286$, $\frac{5}{9}\approx 0.556$, $\frac{5}{12}\approx 0.417$. Only $\frac{2}{7}$ is smaller than $\frac{3}{8}$.

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