Question

Tammi and Orlando each decomposed 1 3/4 Tammi wrote 2/4 + 2/4 + 3/4. Orlando wrote 4/4 + 3/4. Who was correct

Answer 1

Given,

The fraction is

`1(3)/(4)`

The fraction decomposed by Tammi is,

`(2)/(4)+(2)/(4)+(3)/(4)`

The fraction decomposed by Orlando is,

`(4)/(4)+(3)/(4)`

The fraction formed by the Tammi's decomposed form,

`\begin{gathered} (2)/(4)+(2)/(4)+(3)/(4)=(7)/(4) \\ =1(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

The fraction formed by the Orlando's decomposed form,

`\begin{gathered} (4)/(4)+(3)/(4)=(7)/(4) \\ \text{ =1}(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

Here, the forming fraction is 1 3/4. Hence, both are correct.