Question

Jeanie has a 3/4 piece of ribbon. She needs one 3/8 yard piece and a 1/2 yard piece. Can she cut the piece of ribbon into the two smaller pieces? Explain

Answer 1

Jeanie cannot cut the piece of ribbon into two smaller pieces.


`(3)/(4) = (6)/(8)` if you multiply the numerator and the denominator for
`(3)/(4)` by 2.
She needs
`(1)/(2)` yard piece, which is
`(4)/(8)` if you multiply the numerator and the denominator for
`(1)/(2)`.
Now that all the numbers have the same denominator, you can subtract the numerators which is: 6 - 4 - 3 = -1
This means that she cannot cut the ribbon into two smaller pieces.

~I hope this helped!!