Question

Many sewing patterns have a 5/8 inch border for sewing the seam.is a 5/8 border closest to 0,1/2,or1 inch?explain.

Answer 1

5/8 = 0.625, hence it will be closer to 1/2 or 0.5 inch

Answer 2

5/8=.625 1/2=.5 5/8is closest to 1/2 because .625 is closest to .5 rather than 0 or 1