Question

Parker has 12 blue marbles. Richard has 34

of the number of blue marbles that Parker has.

Part A
Explain how you know that Parker has more blue marbles than Richard without completing the multiplication.
Enter equal to, greater than, or less than in each box.

Multiplying a whole number by a fraction
1 results in a product that is
the original whole number.

Part B
How many blue marbles does Richard have? Enter your answer in the box.

blue marbles

Answer 1

Part A:

The comparison is "greater than".

Explanation: Since Richard has only a fraction (specifically, 34/1) of the number of blue marbles that Parker has, multiplying a whole number (Parker's marbles) by a fraction (34/1) results in a product that is less than the original whole number (Parker's marbles). Therefore, Parker must have more blue marbles than Richard.

Part B:

To determine how many blue marbles Richard has, we can multiply the number of blue marbles Parker has by the fraction representing the fraction of blue marbles Richard has compared to Parker, which is 34/1.

Richard has 12 (Parker's marbles) multiplied by 34/1 (the fraction representing the fraction of blue marbles Richard has compared to Parker):

Richard has 12 * 34/1 = 408 blue marbles.

Explanation:

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