Question

Read the problem below. Then answer the questions to help you understand

the problem.
Nelda baked two kinds of pasta in pans. Each pan was the
same size. She sliced one pan of pasta into6equal pieces.
She sliced the other pan into 8 equal pieces. How can the
pans of pasta now be sliced so that both pans have the
same-sized pieces? Draw on the pictures to show your
work. If Nelda has served 6 pieces from one pan so far,
what fraction of one pan has she served?
8x2 + 6x2 = 16- 6 = 10
1.
How many equal pieces of pasta does Nelda create in the first pan? In the
second pan?
2. What fraction of the pan is one piece of pasta in the first pan? What
fraction of the pan is one piece of pasta in the second pan?
3. What do you need to find to determine how to slice the pasta so the pans
have the same size pieces?
4. How many pieces will each pan have after she cuts them all the same size?
5. For the second question, does it matter which pan Nelda serves the
6 pieces from? Explain.

Answer 1

1.

She need to cut pan one into 6 equal pieces and cut pan two into 8 equal pieces.

2.

The fraction of pan one in pan one is 1/6 parts.The fraction of pan two is 1/8 parts

3.

Find the LCM (least common multiple) for both 6 and 8.

6:6,12,18,24,36

8:8,16,24,32

24 is the LCM for both 6 and 8.

4.

After cutting both pans into 24 equal parts each piece would be 1/24.

5.

No, it does not matter because after cutting each pan into 24 equal parts it does not matter because it would be the same.