Question

as you eat, you think about how well youve been following the meal plan for the day. compared to your meal plan values, you had three-fourths of an ounce more fruit, negative seven-sixteenths of an ounce of protein, and five-eighths of an ounce more whole grains.
compare the amounts and order them from the smallest to the greatest.
○ three-fourths, five-eighths, negative seven-sixteenths
○ five-eighths, three-fourths, negative seven-sixteenths
○ negative seven-sixteenths, three-fourths, five-eighths
○ negative seven-sixteenths, five-eighths, three-fourths

Explanation:

Step1: Convert to sixteenths

$\frac{3}{4} = \frac{12}{16}$, $\frac{5}{8} = \frac{10}{16}$, $-\frac{7}{16} = -\frac{7}{16}$

Step2: Order from smallest to greatest

$-\frac{7}{16} < \frac{10}{16} < \frac{12}{16}$

Step3: Match to original fractions

$-\frac{7}{16}$ (negative seven-sixteenths), $\frac{5}{8}$ (five-eighths), $\frac{3}{4}$ (three-fourths)

Answer:

Negative seven-sixteenths, five-eighths, three-fourths