Question

Colleen compared the ratios 3:8 and One-half. Her work is shown below. Write the ratios as fractions: Three-eighths and One-half The common denominator is 8. Write each fraction using the common denominator: Three-eighths and One-eighth Compare the numerators: 3 > 1 Write the correct statement: Three-eighths > One-half Where did Colleen make her first mistake?

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Complete Question

Colleen compared the ratios 3:8 and 1/2.

Her work is shown below.

Write the ratios as fractions: 3/8 and 1/8 Compare the numerators: 3 > 1 Write the correct statement: 3/8 > 1/2

Where did Colleen make her first mistake?

A. The common denominator should be 4 rather than 8

B. The numerators are compared incorrectly.

C. The fraction 1/2 should have been rewritten as 6/8

D. The fraction 1/2 should have been rewritten as 4/8.

Answer:

D. The fraction 1/2 should have been rewritten as 4/8.

Explanation:

Colleen compared the ratios 3:8 and 1/2.

Step 1

Write the ratios as fractions: 3/8 and 1/2

Step 2

Compare the numerators: 3 > 1

Step 3

Compare the denominators 8 >2

Write the correct statement:

3/8 > 4/8

Therefore, D. The fraction 1/2 should have been rewritten as 4/8.