Question

Lola measures 3 buttons for a shirt she is making. One is 1/8 inch, one is 3/8inch and one is 1/4 inch. The button hole on the shirt is 2/6. Which if the buttons will fit through the button hole

Answer 1

1/8, 1/4

Explanation:

Answer 2

Both the 1/8 inch button and the 1/4 inch button will fit through the hole.

Explanation:

The easiest way to find this is to turn these into decimals. Any decimal that is smaller than the shirt hole will work.

Shirt hole

2/6 = .333

Buttons

1/8 = .125 (FITS)

3/8 = .375 (DOES NOT)

1/4 = .25 (FITS)