Homework Help: Math

Posted by Pietro on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 4:33pm.

Jan has a recipe for bread.she uses 6/8 cup of flour and 1/3 cup of chopped onion.which ingredients does she use more of,flour or onions?

Math - JJ, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 4:53pm
You have to get a common denomiator first then you can compare the numerators.

Try for a denominator of 24. this means that you have to multiply the top and bottom of the 6/8 fraction by 3. And multiply the 1/3 (top and bottom) by 8.

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