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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.
Step-by-step 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.
