Boys relay race

student time ( minutes ) .

james : 2/3
gilbert : 11/12
matthew : 5/6
simon : 7/12

1 . decide whether each runners time was closest to 0, 1/2, or 1.
a. james : closest to ?
b. gilbert : closest to ?
c. matthew : closest to ?
d. simon : closest to ?

2 . find the difference between the fastest boys time and the slowest boys time.

3 : the boys time had to be faster than 2 7/12 to break the schools record. estimate to show if the boys broke the record.