Homework Help: 5th grade

Posted by saiyeda on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 4:43pm.

during an art contest at your school,you and a classmate each won blue ribbons for 1/3 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, Monday, September 28, 2009 at 4:49pm
You must have entered 6 pieces because 1/3 of 6 = 2.

How many pieces did your classmate enter?
5th grade - Anonymous, Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 4:15pm
nine

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