Which statement about the answer to this problem is most accurate?
5/6−3/8=19/24
A. The answer 19/24 is reasonable because both fractions are closer to 1/2 than they are to 1, making the difference close to 0.
The answer , 1/9 over 2/4, is reasonable because both fractions are closer to , 1/2 , than they are to 1, making the difference close to 0.
B. The answer 19/24 is reasonable because 5/6 and 3/8 are both closer to 1 than to 1/2, making the difference close to 0.
The answer , 1/9 over 2/4, is reasonable because , , 5 over 6, , and , 3 over 8, , are both closer to 1 than to , 1/2 , , making the difference close to 0.
C. The answer 19/24 is not reasonable because 5/6 is closer to 1 than to 1/2, and 3/8 is close to 1/2, making the difference close to 1/2.
The answer , 1/9 over 2/4, is not reasonable because , , 5 over 6, , is closer to 1 than to , , 1/2 , , , and , , 3 over 8, , is close to , , 1/2 , , , making the difference close to , 1/2 , . , ,
D. The answer 19/24 is not reasonable because 5/6 is closer to 1/2 than to 1, and 3/8 is closer to 0 than to 1/2, making the difference close to 1/2.