Homework Help Forum: 5th grade math

Posted by ana on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 11:53pm.

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 math - Ajay Sir, Friday, October 23, 2009 at 6:54am

  You enter: 6 Ribbons Classmate enters: 9 ribbons

  
  

• 5th grade math - PsyDAG, Friday, October 23, 2009 at 10:20am

  You 2 = 1/3 x Classmate 3 = 1/3 x In both cases, multiply both sides by 3. I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.

  
  

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