Homework Help: math

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:43pm.

you and a friend are collecting leaves.In your collection of 45 leaves, 4 are oak leaves. In your friend's collection of 36 leaves, 3 are oak leaves. Whose collection has a greater fraction of oak leaves?

how do i convert it into a fraction?

math - bobpursley, Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:44pm
The fractions are 4/45 and 3/36. Fraction means part divided by the whole.
math - Andrew, Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:46pm
oh i see
thank you
math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:51pm
To make it even clearer, you can convert both fractions to the same denominator, but that involves some big numbers.

Let's try estimating.

4/45 = just under 4/44 or 1/11
3/36 = 1/12

1/11 is a smaller fraction than 1/12
Math - Unknown, Monday, December 13, 2010 at 6:55pm
Odd, Im in seventh and I have that EXACT same problem in my math book... plus I have NO idea who you are, and im the first person to use this mathe book, coinc-adinc or not???
math - jamie, Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 8:45pm
Duhhh all seventh graders get this problem

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