Varlos found that 1/2 of the apples in one basket are Granny Smith apples and 1/6 of the apples in another basket are Granny Smith apples. Which statement correctly compared the feactions?
None of the above
To compare the fractions correctly, we need to find a common denominator for both fractions. The common denominator will be the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which in this case is 6.
For the first fraction, 1/2, we need to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3 to get a denominator of 6.
1/2 * 3/3 = 3/6
For the second fraction, 1/6, we don't need to make any changes since the denominator is already 6.
Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can compare them:
3/6 versus 1/6
Now, let's compare the numerators. Since 3 is greater than 1, the fraction 3/6 is greater than 1/6.
Therefore, the correct statement that compares the fractions is: 3/6 is greater than 1/6.