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Question

i have to problems can i have the answer to them and how you get it

john used $25.96 to purchase 4 candy bars how much did he spend on one bar


which of the following rational numbers has an opposite with the greatest value


- 4 1/2 2 1/4 - 4 2/4 -5 3/5 

i need an answer asap 

Answer 1

Question 1:  price of one candy bar = (total for all four bars)÷(number of bars) = 25.96 ÷  4 = $6.49.

 

Question 2: the opposite of -4 1/2 is 4 1/2, the opposite of 2 1/4 is

-2 1/4, the opposite of -4 2/4 is 4 1/2, and the opposite of -5 3/5 is

5 3/5.  so -5 3/5 has the largest opposite.