Jane is using a recipe to bake cookies.Recipe calls fo a little less than 1/2 of choc chips. Which amount is less than 1/2?
4/8 2/3 4/7 3/7
off the top of my head I see that 4/8 is equal
should I use ldc and make
2/3 4/6
4/7 8/14
3/7 6/14
then what?? should I reduce??
then I will be back to
2/3
4/7
3/7
with the differet denominator and cant tell which one is smaller
1/2=(1*7)/(2*7)=7/14
hey it equals 2 how i just know
If you filled 2 1/5 cup,how many 1/5 cups would you need?
To compare fractions, it's helpful to have a common denominator. In this case, you correctly found the common denominator for all the fractions to be 14.
After finding the common denominator, you can simplify the fractions and compare them. Let's go through the process:
1. Convert the fractions to have a common denominator of 14:
- 2/3 becomes (2/3) * (14/14) = 28/42
- 4/7 becomes (4/7) * (2/2) = 8/14
- 3/7 remains as 3/7
2. Now compare the simplified fractions:
- 28/42
- 8/14
- 3/7
To determine which amount is less than 1/2, we need to compare it to 1/2. The simplest way to do this is to convert 1/2 to a fraction with the same denominator, which would be 7/14.
- Comparing the fractions:
- 28/42 > 7/14
- 8/14 = 7/14 (equivalent fractions)
- 3/7 < 7/14
From the comparison, we can see that 3/7 is less than 1/2.
So, the correct answer is 3/7.