Sam and Ella were running in a race. Sam ran ⅞ of a mile and Ella ran 5/10 of a mile. At the end of the race they wanted to compare how far they ran. Ella said they could compare the fractions by comparing each fraction to ½. Show how Ella could compare 5/10 and ⅞ to ½ . Then explain who ran further and how you know.

On her way to work, mrs. larsen gets a green light at a certain traffic light only 30% of the time. she wants to find the probability that she will get a green light at this traffic light all five mornings that she travels to work next week. use the following randomly generated list of 200 five-digit numbers to answer the questions and find the probability. select the digits you will use to represent a favorable outcome. how many favorable outcomes are on this list? what are they? given this simulation, what is the probability that mrs. larsen will get a green light at this traffic light all five mornings next week?