Elaine brought 3/4poundof potato salad to a picnic. jake broughtv2/3 pound of macaroni salad. who brought more salad? explain the strategy you used to solve the problem.

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27 February, 08:42

Elaine brought 3/4poundof potato salad to a picnic. jake broughtv2/3 pound of macaroni salad. who brought more salad? explain the strategy you used to solve the problem.

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Hassan Poole · Answer 1

I would say that they equally brought the same quantity. 3/4 is 3 out of 4, 2/3 is 2 out of 3. I just see that they both made equal effort.

Jolie Ferguson · Answer 2

Elaine brought more salad to the picnic.

To figure this question out, you have to make the fractions have common denominators. The LCM (Least Common Multiple) of 3 and 4 (the denominators of the fractions) is 12.

3/4 = 9/12 (Elaine) (Numerator times 3, Denominator times 3)

2/3 = 8/12 (Jake) (Numerator times 4, Denominator times 4)