Jessica and Ramon each has the same length of ribbon. Jessica cut her ribbon into eighths.Ramon cut his into twelfths.jessica sold 6 pieces and Ramon sold 8. Who sold the greater length of ribbon?

Answer 1

Hey! Fractions are a lot of fun once you know the things to look out for in problems. This problem boils down to which is larger- 6/8 or 8/12? So how do we answer this? There are a couple of ways:

1) Find Least Common Multiple (LCM) to get a common denominator and compare. Hint: start with the larger number it saves some time. This method is often what is asked of you to do on tests.

12: 12, 24 12 x 2 = 24

8: 8 ,16, 24 8 x 3 = 24

6 x 3 = 18 8 x 2 = 16

8 x 3 = 24 12 x 2 = 24

Therefore, 6/8 is larger and Jessica sold more.

OR (the easier way)

2) Divide out the fraction (with a calculator) and compare the numbers.

6/8 is the same as 6 ÷ 8= 0.75. - This number is bigger, therefore Jessica is the one who sold the most.

8/12 is the same as 8 ÷ 12 = 0.67