grant needs 2/3 cup of raisins and 3/4 cups of almonds to make trail mix. which statement can be used to find out if there are more raisins or almonds in the mix?
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To determine whether there are more raisins or almonds in the trail mix, we need to compare the quantities of each ingredient mentioned.
We are given that Grant needs 2/3 cup of raisins and 3/4 cup of almonds. To compare these amounts, we can convert the fractions to a common denominator.
Step 1: Find a common denominator. In this case, the least common denominator (LCD) is 12, since both 3 and 4 can evenly divide into 12.
Step 2: Convert the fractions to have a common denominator of 12:
- For 2/3 cup of raisins: Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4 (to make the denominator 12).
2/3 * 4/4 = 8/12 cup of raisins.
- For 3/4 cup of almonds: Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3 (to make the denominator 12).
3/4 * 3/3 = 9/12 cup of almonds.
Now we have a common denominator of 12 for both the raisins and almonds:
8/12 cup of raisins and 9/12 cup of almonds.
To determine which ingredient is greater in quantity, we compare the numerators:
8/12 (raisins) < 9/12 (almonds).
From this comparison, we can conclude that there are more almonds than raisins in the trail mix.