Homework Help: 5th grade

Posted by Katie on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:01pm.

during an art contest at your school, you and a classmate each won blue ribbons for one-third of the pieces you entered in the contest. You won 2 blue ribbons and your classmate won 3 blue ribbons. Explain how this could be

5th grade - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:14pm
You must have entered 6 pieces and your classmate must have entered 9 pieces.

1/3 * 6 = 2
1/3 * 9 = 3
5th grade - Anonymous, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:50pm
you must have entered 6 pieces and your classmate must have entered 9 pieces.

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