jessie and jeff are planting seeds. Jessie said she planted 3/8 of the seeds and jeff planted 2/3 of the seeds.Is this possible? explain why or why not?
no, since 3/8 + 2/3 > 1
3/8 = 0.375
2/3 = 0.667
0.375 + 0.667 = 1.042 -- whoop -- that's more than one.
ok thank you!
To determine if it is possible for Jessie and Jeff to have planted a certain fraction of seeds, we need to check if the sum of the fractions they each planted is less than or equal to 1 (i.e., the whole).
Let's calculate the total fraction of seeds planted by Jessie and Jeff:
Fraction planted by Jessie = 3/8
Fraction planted by Jeff = 2/3
To find a common denominator, we multiply the denominators together:
8 * 3 = 24
Now we can convert both fractions to have the same denominator of 24:
Fraction planted by Jessie = (3/8) * (3/3) = 9/24
Fraction planted by Jeff = (2/3) * (8/8) = 16/24
Next, we add the fractions planted by Jessie and Jeff:
Total fraction planted = 9/24 + 16/24 = 25/24
Since the sum of their fractions (25/24) is greater than 1, it is not possible for Jessie and Jeff to have planted a total of 1 whole (24/24) or less. Therefore, it is not possible for Jessie and Jeff to have planted the given fractions of seeds.