the green paint jar is 4/8 full. The purple paint jar is 4/6 full. Which paint jar is less full?
4/8 = 1/2 = 3/6
Its purple paint jar.
To determine which paint jar is less full, we need to compare the fractions representing their levels of fullness.
First, let's convert the fractions to have a common denominator, which is the least common multiple of the denominators 8 and 6. The least common multiple of 8 and 6 is 24.
To convert the fraction representing the green paint jar to a denominator of 24, we can multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3 (since 8 × 3 = 24). This gives us:
4/8 × 3/3 = 12/24
The green paint jar is 12/24 full.
To convert the fraction representing the purple paint jar to a denominator of 24, we can multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 4 (since 6 × 4 = 24). This gives us:
4/6 × 4/4 = 16/24
The purple paint jar is 16/24 full.
Comparing the fractions, we can see that 12/24 is less than 16/24. Therefore, the green paint jar is less full than the purple paint jar.