Question

Oliver and Peter had the same length of string. Oliver used 3/4 of his string to tie a bundle of newspaper. Peter used 6/8 of his string to tie a bundle of magazines. Did they use the same amount of string.

Answer 1

Yes.

Explanation:

3/4 = 6/8. We know this, because 3/4 can be doubled to equal 6/8.

3/4 × 2/2 = 6/8. Likewise,

6/8 ÷ 2/2 = 3/4.