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Dan scored 5/6 in his basket ball game and Mick scored 3/4 of his basketball game. Change the fractions to twelfths (1/12) to see who was more accurate

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Final answer:

Dan's basketball game score of 5/6 converts to 10/12, while Mick's score of 3/4 converts to 9/12. Comparing these, 10/12 is larger, indicating that Dan was more accurate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires us to convert two fractions, 5/6 and 3/4, to twelfths in order to compare which is larger. To do this, we find a common denominator, which is 12 in this case, and then convert each fraction accordingly.

To convert 5/6 to twelfths, we multiply both the numerator (5) and the denominator (6) by 2, since 6 times 2 equals 12. This gives us 10/12. Similarly, to convert 3/4 to twelfths, we multiply both the numerator (3) and the denominator (4) by 3, since 4 times 3 equals 12. This gives us 9/12.

Now that both fractions are in twelfths, we can easily compare them: 10/12 is larger than 9/12. Therefore, Dan was more accurate in his basketball game than Mick.

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