Answer:
Jerry ran a farther distance and not Henry.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information in the question:
Jerry rain [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] miles and Henry ran 2.1 miles.
Henry claimed that he ran a farther distance.
This is a wrong claim because when we compare:
[tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] and 2.1
[tex]2\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} = \displaystyle\frac{5}{2} = 2 + 0.5 = 2.5\\\\2.5 > 2.1[/tex]
Hence, Jerry ran a farther distance and not Henry.
Henry may have made some mistake in plotting [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] and 2.1 on the number line.
